Positive Marijuana Research Database
Body mass index (BMI) is simply a ratio of your height to weight, and is of assistance to health professionals in categorizing a person according to body type, which in turn is helpful in determining certain cardiometabolic risk factors. This lets you know if you’re on a path toward developing certain health issues such as […]
Compared with individuals who have never used cannabis (marijuana), studies show that users have lower rates of diabetes and obesity. In this study, data was gathered from 4,657 adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2005 to 2010. The goal was to investigate the relationship between marijuana use and fasting insulin, glucose, […]
In this study, data was gathered from the 2009-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The purpose was to search for any association of cannabis (marijuana) use on insulin resistance on individuals with varying body mass indexes. Information was gathered on 129,509 adults age 18-59 years, with a nearly equal ratio of male to female. […]
Individuals co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus are at risk for diabetes and insulin resistance. Some population based surveys have shown that cannabis (marijuana) use decreases that risk in this population. This study evaluated medical data for 703 individuals co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C over a period of 60 months and where at […]