PRIMARY STUDY

Cannabis use as a factor of lower corpulence in hepatitis C-infected patients: results from the ANRS CO22 Hepather cohort

Key Findings:  In this long-term cohort study of patients with chronic hepatitis-C infection (HCV) one of the key findings was that cannabis use was associated with less likelihood of central obesity, obesity, and being overweight than non-cannabis users.

Type of Study:  Meta-analysis

Study Sample Size:  10667

Study Result:  Positive

Study Location(s):  France

Year of Pub:  2022


Cannabinoids Studied:  Cannabidiol (CBD), Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabinoid (unspecified), Endocannabinoid (unspecified), Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV)

Phytocannabinoid Source:  Unspecified

Receptors Studied:  CB1, CB2, GPCR 55, TRPs, PPARs