Cannabis & eating disorders
Cannabis has been known for millennia as a means to stimulate appetite and encourage consumption of food, and has long been used as a treatment for anorexia and related eating disorders. Now, modern research is finding that the link between the endocannabinoid system and diseases like anorexia is far deeper than ever suspected.
Research into cannabis for eating disorders
Although cannabis has been investigated as a potential treatment for anorexia and related eating disorders for decades, results have not always been positive. An early double-blind crossover study published in 1983 compared the effect of THC compared to an active placebo, diazepam, on the appetites of anorexia nervosa sufferers, and found that administration of THC did not lead to an increase in caloric intake or overall weight gain, and in fact caused “significant psychic disturbance” in several patients.
However, a more recent double-blind crossover study found that the synthetic...
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