A new study in the Journal of Obesity examines the relationship between cannabis use and obesity, and the results may surprise you. The research analyzed more than 700 adults from the Inuit peoples, with 57.4% of the participants consuming marijuana. Those who do not consume it have an average body mass of 28.6, while consumers one of 26.8.
In addition to those who smoke marijuana having less body fat, they were also shown to have lower insulin resistance than non-smokers. As a result, marijuana users have a lower risk of developing diabetes.
Other fields of research show similar results: A study published in the American Journal of Medicine in 2013 linked cannabis use with less waist circumference, lower insulin levels, and a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Although more research is needed to explain that correlation, marijuana smokers can now add this to the growing list of possible health benefits associated with using it.