{"id":814,"date":"2012-07-10T07:11:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T07:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=18890"},"modified":"2012-07-10T07:11:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T07:11:48","slug":"marijuana-may-be-able-to-help-weight-loss-and-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/marijuana-may-be-able-to-help-weight-loss-and-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana May be Able to Help Weight Loss and Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/marijuana-may-be-able-to-help-weight-loss-and-diabetes\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marijuana-helps-obesity-diabetes.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"marijuana helps obesity diabetes\" title=\"marijuana helps obesity diabetes\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-18891\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/marijuana-may-be-able-to-fight-weight-loss-and-diabetes\/attachment\/marijuana-helps-obesity-diabetes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18891\" title=\"marijuana helps obesity diabetes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marijuana-helps-obesity-diabetes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>New study findings are constantly providing us with surprising news regarding the potential of medical marijuana.\u00a0 The question we have to start asking is why are we still shocked to hear about these developments.\u00a0 No other treatment available has demonstrated such a wide variety of applications.\u00a0 Marijuana is producing results in areas that have baffled doctors and scientists.\u00a0 Recently we learned that cannabis appears to posses the potential to help combat the spreading of the AIDS virus.\u00a0 Additionally, new information is showing much promise for marijuana helping victims of PTSD and schizophrenia, two conditions where research has not been able to yield quality treatments.\u00a0 This of course, is beautifully combined with the older and more well known applications of medical marijuana such as pain and nausea.<\/p>\n<p>New research actually shows that marijuana may be helpful in an area that could seem silly if only analyzed from the surface.\u00a0 While smoked cannabis is known for appetite stimulation (or the munchies as its more commonly referred as) GW Pharmaceuticals has found that two specific cannabinoids may be useful in appetite <strong><em>suppression<\/em><\/strong> and weight loss.\u00a0 Cannabidiol (more commonly referred to as CBD) and THCV (a homologue of THC) could help burn calories and reduce hunger.\u00a0 In tests, GW Pharmaceuticals found that animals introduced to the two cannabinoids displayed a boost in metabolic rates and fat burning. \u00a0\u00a0Professor Mike Cawthorne, who has been conducting the trials and director of metabolic research at the University of Buckingham \u00a0said &#8220;Overall, it seems these molecules increase energy expenditure in the cells of the body by increasing the metabolism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This research builds on previous findings that the two cannabinoids were also effective in treating animals with type 2 diabetes.\u00a0 The two studies provide hope for a new avenue of treatment for heart disease, stroke and other conditions that can result from weight gain and a breakdown of the metabolism. \u00a0Dr. Steph Wright, director of Research and Development at GW Pharmaceuticals agreed and recently said &#8220;We are interested in how these drugs effect the fat distribution and utilization in the body as a treatment for metabolic diseases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pursuit of a magic weight loss pill has seemed as daunting as discovering the fountain of youth or spotting a unicorn.\u00a0 However this quest is usually undertaken for cosmetic reasons and not always to improve health. \u00a0In either case, America\u2019s obesity epidemic has reached dangerous levels with new and younger generations already dependent upon processed and unhealthy foods.\u00a0 New research is confirming that cannabis is not taking lives, but may hold the potential for saving lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marijuana-helps-obesity-diabetes.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"marijuana helps obesity diabetes\" title=\"marijuana helps obesity diabetes\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-18891\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/marijuana-may-be-able-to-fight-weight-loss-and-diabetes\/attachment\/marijuana-helps-obesity-diabetes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18891\" title=\"marijuana helps obesity diabetes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marijuana-helps-obesity-diabetes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>New study findings are constantly providing us with surprising news regarding the potential of medical marijuana.\u00a0 The question we have to start asking is why are we still shocked to hear about these developments.\u00a0 No other treatment available has demonstrated such a wide variety of applications.\u00a0 Marijuana is producing results in areas that have baffled doctors and scientists.\u00a0 Recently we learned that cannabis appears to posses the potential to help combat the spreading of the AIDS virus.\u00a0 Additionally, new information is showing much promise for marijuana helping victims of PTSD and schizophrenia, two conditions where research has not been able to yield quality treatments.\u00a0 This of course, is beautifully combined with the older and more well known applications of medical marijuana such as pain and nausea.<\/p>\n<p>New research actually shows that marijuana may be helpful in an area that could seem silly if only analyzed from the surface.\u00a0 While smoked cannabis is known for appetite stimulation (or the munchies as its more commonly referred as) GW Pharmaceuticals has found that two specific cannabinoids may be useful in appetite <strong><em>suppression<\/em><\/strong> and weight loss.\u00a0 Cannabidiol (more commonly referred to as CBD) and THCV (a homologue of THC) could help burn calories and reduce hunger.\u00a0 In tests, GW Pharmaceuticals found that animals introduced to the two cannabinoids displayed a boost in metabolic rates and fat burning. \u00a0\u00a0Professor Mike Cawthorne, who has been conducting the trials and director of metabolic research at the University of Buckingham \u00a0said &#8220;Overall, it seems these molecules increase energy expenditure in the cells of the body by increasing the metabolism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This research builds on previous findings that the two cannabinoids were also effective in treating animals with type 2 diabetes.\u00a0 The two studies provide hope for a new avenue of treatment for heart disease, stroke and other conditions that can result from weight gain and a breakdown of the metabolism. \u00a0Dr. Steph Wright, director of Research and Development at GW Pharmaceuticals agreed and recently said &#8220;We are interested in how these drugs effect the fat distribution and utilization in the body as a treatment for metabolic diseases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pursuit of a magic weight loss pill has seemed as daunting as discovering the fountain of youth or spotting a unicorn.\u00a0 However this quest is usually undertaken for cosmetic reasons and not always to improve health. \u00a0In either case, America\u2019s obesity epidemic has reached dangerous levels with new and younger generations already dependent upon processed and unhealthy foods.\u00a0 New research is confirming that cannabis is not taking lives, but may hold the potential for saving lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[355,531,643,52,330,644,645,56,9,51,646,70,647,107,333,1,3,648,649,650,61],"tags":[2933,3105,3216,2632,2908,3217,3218,2636,2631,3219,5,3220,2685,2911,3221,3222,3223,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}