Marijuana users in Nunavik thinner, with less diabetes: study

Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 10:20 in Health & Medicine

Researchers from Quebec looked into why levels of Type 2 diabetes were so low among Inuit, and the results took them by surprise. "People who smoked marijuana had lower [body mass index], lower amounts of fat on their bodies, and two-times lower risk of being obese."

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