Cannabis use is linked to an almost quadrupling in the risk of developing diabetes, according to an analysis of real-world data from over 4 million adults, being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) held in Vienna, Austria (15–19 Sept).
  • Deconceptualist@leminal.space
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    23 days ago

    sigh Plenty of people here didn’t even read the coverage.

    While the authors note that more research is needed to fully explain the association between cannabis and diabetes, it may come down to insulin resistance and unhealthy dietary behaviors.

      • Deconceptualist@leminal.space
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        23 days ago

        That seems likely, but right now the science is only correlative, not causative. This was just a big statistical analysis. Hopefully some focused mechanistic studies follow.