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The Endocannabinoid System: Pivotal Orchestrator of Obesity and Metabolic Disease. Mazier W, Saucisse N, Gatta-Cherifi B, Cota D. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Oct;26(10):524-37. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.07.007. Review. Daniela Cota: The first reports of increased appetite induced by cannabis (also known as marijuana) in humans were documented in 300 AD. Pharmacological studies carried out in different animal models between the late seventies and the early nineties had further shown that peripheral or central administration of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of marijuana, or other synthetic cannabinoids increased food intake, especially for palatable food. However, understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying the “munchies”…
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