Cannabis use and weight loss

[sensiskunk]

weed speeds up your metabolism, but doesnt neccesarily burn fat or calories. the smoke will burn a few calories but its the thc that speeds the metabolism rate, why do u think they give weed to cancer patients. i dont know about u ppl, but i have been smokin weed for 5 years and im skinny, and pretty much every STONER i know is skinny, coincidence, who knows. Ive seen commercials on tv that say some 2,000 calories get burned for every joints worth of smoking, but thats most likely false information, certain variables must be present for that to be so. such as the quality of the weed, amount you inhale, and the abundance of smoke. smoke in general will burn calories, but THC will speed up the metabolism rate, thus making u hungry. I feel that the rate of metabolism overpowers the munchies, so u dont really gain weight from eating in abundance. if you want to gain wait, weight lift, and excercise, its healthy for you, and you wont be a weak stick of bones.

[Sam]

It won't have much much of an effect-other drugs such as amphetamines and coke increase your metabolism and reduce your appetite at the same time, leading to weight loss. Cannabis isn't really much of a stimulant, and the munchies are bound to put ant lost weight back on.

Cannabis is used medicanally to treat cancer patients who need to keep their food down and put their weight back on (after being treated with chemotherapy)-if it caused weight loss, treatment with cannabis wouldn't be a good idea.

[Hand of Man]

I'm a middle aged smoker, and it seems that I gain weight whenever a harvest comes
in! :-( Never was like that 15 years ago...
Doc's got me watching my blood pressure, so I chart it daily. Seems like my BP DROPS
the nights that I smoke, and RISES the next night. It slowly falls again after I abstain--
all this while taking BP meds! How do I explain THIS to the doc??

[Leftover Crack]

http://www.xtramsn.com/news/0%2C%2C3...7407%2C00.html

[gs8778]

That site just said that smoking weed was a calorie free way to relax, not that it helped burn fat or anything.

[butterfly1776]

well i always eat before hand , that way i dont eat a ton. but i still get the munchies but i try to smoke a ciggerette to apease it. and when that doesnt work i go outside and play hack. or i eat sunflower seeds. they are good and they keep you too busy to eat a bunch of high calorie foods. lol like chips and shit like that. and i drink ALOT of iced tea , or juice. and that usually helps keeps my weight down.

[IntrepidS]

Well I knew that I was smoking today, and I smoked before, and I'm gonna smoke later, so I got myself a nice 2L bottle of Diet A&W bottle of Root Beer.