Scientists discover how cannabis triggers hunger so they can treat appetite loss | Daily Mail Online
mmmm brownies!
Why cannabis gives you the munchies: First ever study on the drug's hunger-inducing qualities shows it triggers your hormones as well as your brain
The researchers in Washington say the study is urgently needed so we can better prescribe marijuana from a medical standpoint
Some states allow it for cancer and HIV patients to treat appetite loss, but we do not know how it interacts with their bodies or their diseases
The study shows the drug actually switches off the hunger regulator in the brain (the hypothalamus) for a moment, before triggering a rush of hunger hormones
It's only once those hunger hormones are released that the hypothalamus switches on again
The researchers in Washington say the study is urgently needed so we can better prescribe marijuana from a medical standpoint
Some states allow it for cancer and HIV patients to treat appetite loss, but we do not know how it interacts with their bodies or their diseases
The study shows the drug actually switches off the hunger regulator in the brain (the hypothalamus) for a moment, before triggering a rush of hunger hormones
It's only once those hunger hormones are released that the hypothalamus switches on again
mmmm brownies!
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