Body image is very important. Maintaining the appropriate weight indicates optimal health and fitness level. This is why natural weight loss or weight management solutions are popular among a lot of people.

Now, we have heard about cannabidiol or CBD being very helpful in the treatment of various medical conditions, including chronic pain, anxiety, cancer, and epilepsy. Does CBD help with weight loss, too?
Well, recent studies suggest that there is a link between CBD oil and weight loss.

But doesn't cannabis give you the munchies?

Cannabis is known to increase appetite. Munchies is what they call the ferocious surge of appetite one experiences after consuming pot. And usually, users crave for junk food.

This particular "side effect" to smoking weed is caused by tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the psychoactive chemical component of cannabis. THC is what stimulates the appetite. A study conducted by neuroscientists in 2014 found that in mouse models, THC fits into receptors in their brain's olfactory bulb and heightens their sensitivity to the smell of food. This, in turn, makes them want to eat more.

An earlier study also found that THC interacts with receptors in the region of the brain called the nucleus accumbens and promotes the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine, thus heightening the sensation of pleasure that results from eating when high.

Moreover, THC stimulates the body's endocannabinoids, which are responsible for giving you the signal that you are hungry or full, and triggers the release of hormones that convince your brain that you are famished even if you are really full.

How does CBD aid in weight loss?

CBD is a non-psychoactive chemical compound found in cannabis. The CBD interacts with the endocannabinoid system and results to CBD aiding in the regulation of calorie and energy balance, as well as of fat and carbohydrate metabolism.

The CBD oil interacts with the cannabinoid receptors in the body to help in weight loss.

A recent study by Korean researchers looked into the effects of CBD on immature fat cells and explored its potential benefits on the prevention and treatment of obesity. The study found that CBD can:

· stimulate proteins and genes that enhance the oxidation and breakdown of fat.
· increase the activity of mitochondria, which promotes the burning of calories.
· decrease the expression of proteins that are involved in fall cell generation, which is also called lipogenesis.

All these results can be summed up into CBD's ability to induce "fat browning." Fat browning is the process where the normally white-colored fat tissue, which stores energy, gets converted to brown- or beige-colored fat tissue, which burns fat.

Previous studies on animal models have found that boosting these beige fat tissues improves their glucose tolerance, therefore making them less likely to develop diabetes and different types of blood lipid abnormalities.
Go for high-CBD content for more effective weight-reducing effect
One of CBD's other benefits is that it counters the effects of THC. So if your cannabis product has a “high CBD-low THC content,” it will be able to suppress to appetite-stimulating effect of THC.

No more stress-eating

A lot of people who are overweight or obese have a hard time shedding off the extra pounds because they seek comfort from food whenever they feel even the littlest amount of stress. Stress eating is a pretty quick path to weight gain because when we say "comfort food," that usually means food of the fattening kind. We're talking about chocolates, ice cream, soda, pizza, chips, and the like.

Now, CBD is also known for its stress relief property. And with CBD reducing anxiety and stress levels, that means there's no more chance for stress-eating.