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Cannabis use associated with quadrupled risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds study of over 4 million adults (medicalxpress.com)

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[–] misk@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

People who abuse substances are more likely to be fat, news at 11.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Are they though?

I genuinely don't know. I only have anecdotal observations.

Certainly in my own case when I was smoking weed every day I was clinically underweight. Not for any real reason other than just not having much appetite. Daily smokers don't really get the munchies as such.

It's certainly not true for other amphetamines et cetera.

[–] misk@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, people gravitate towards drugs to self-medicate various traumas [1]. It is common for trauma to cause bad eating habits. [2]

I’ve been mostly a daily smoker for a couple of years and still get munchies btw.

[1] Trauma: A Gateway to Substance Use Disorder [2] Childhood trauma linked to poor eating habits and obesity in adulthood, Polish study finds

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Took about 15 years for the munchies to not be a thing for me

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