Effects of Marijuana on Weight Gain and Bone Density

Are the apparent adverse effects of heavy cannabis use on bone just due to users being skinnier?

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[Simnettnutrition]

Their bones might be weaker but I bet the joints are good! 😂

[Tny]

So helpful when a professional does the online research and presents it for u.
thumbs up !

[DL-ngrf]

So if you smoke the ganja, go to the gym, gotcha 😉😁

[sidilicious]

5 times a month seems quite a light user... 5 times a day seems like heavy usage.

[joolzvega]

Can I counteract this effect by lifting weights regularly?

[Kismet]

Lower bone density in heavy users is not only likely due to users weighing less in general but possibly because they might be less active then non-smokers therefor putting less stress on their bodies. If you're a healthy, active individual and especially if you train multiple times per week you really shouldn't have to worry about bone-loss.

[lukeanthony]

Was tobacco use controlled for in these studies though?

[ThomNeale]

Cool highlighting — I love videos that focus on published studies

[tyronejefforeillyramirez]

my bone gets really dense!! especially with a mild sativa.

[deleted]

By saying heavy cannabis consumption is an "independent predictor" of bone mineral loss, does that mean cannabis is or isn't directly related to boneloss or weaker bones?

On the other hand research like this is interesting however i believe there needs to be accounted for a lot more factors. Surely all cannabis consumers don't have same lifestyle choices or curcumstances when it comes to dietary intake, excercise or illness that may also cause weaker bones.

It's extremely difficult, if not almost impossible, to account for all of factors that may play a role in bone mineral density/mass, whilst also having a large enough study population (significant N). It would be nice to know if cannabis is directly causing bone mineral loss or if there just seems to be a correlation with cannabis consumers, which i believe your video didn't conclude precisly (unless i missed something. please correct me if i did). If there is a direct correlation between cannabis and bone mineral loss, then what chemicals are involved? is it the THC, CBD, CBN or other cannabinoids? Is it the tar produced from *combustion* of cannabis and if so could this be avoided trough vaping, edibles or tinctures etc?

I appreciate the time you put into making this video however i feel like it's not a very thorough conclusion and doesn't prove or show much of a correlation to bone mineral loss and cannabis consumption. Please correct me if i missed something or i am wrong. I would love a debate on this

[jhagler]

Would there be a difference if it is smoked, vaped, or eaten?

[lamondhaughton]

This study should be done with frequent users of cannabis and Weight training individuals.

[baranoezsipahi]

Hmm this raises a ton of questions: what causes this? Is it due to a compound in Cannabis? Is it because people tend to roll their joints with a mixture of canabis and tabacco? Can it be linked to a lack of exercise with most heavy users?

[codyscottrose]

0:59 "This variation in results may be due to differences in the mouse strain"!?

That's funny because I usually refer to my different cultivars of cannabis as strains.

[anderska]

I’m Literally vaping cannabis right now while watching this LMAO

[VeganChiefWarrior]

Well I have to smoke to deal with the stress you give me so thats not fair

[carmadefries]

Now show my situation - heavy cannabis user, whole foods plants only eater, AND serious weight lifter and general daily exerciser. ❤

[deconcoder]

So this is a new one in the old style? nice!

[rickc]

Would that also be true for users who only ingest cannabis, and never smoke/vape it?

[aciditywormhole]

Please do a video on lung cancer and if there’s a link to cannabis use.