Monster Munchies
“By observing how the appetite centre of the brain responds to marijuana, we were able to see what drives the hunger brought about by cannabis and how that same mechanism that normally turns off feeding becomes a driver of eating.
It’s like pressing a car’s brakes and accelerating instead.” (Guardian: http://bit.ly/1CTezWj )
Yale University scientist Tamas Horvath unveils new research revealing that the munchies are ‘caused by cannabinoids hijacking brain cells that normally suppress appetite.’