Study: Cannabis is Protective Against Alcoholic Liver Disease

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by Paul Fassa
Health Impact News

The most recent study of cannabis’ protection against fatty liver disease was reported in the journal Liver International on January 18, 2018, with the title “Cannabis use is associated with reduced prevalence of progressive stages of alcoholic liver disease”[ALD].

The study was a cooperative endeavor involving several medical schools in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Johns Hopkins in Maryland. The researchers used data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.

They found 319,514 ALD cases aged 18 or over, and broke this massive number into four progressed phases of ALD (alcohol …read more

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