Why does a person get the munchies after smoking up ?and is it unhealthy to eat while in that state ?!

Your body, it seems, contains specialized proteins called cannabinoid receptors. (Broadly speaking, receptors react to certain stimuli and produce certain results.) The best-known cannabinoid is delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the principal psychoactive ingredient of weed (aka cannabis). Far more important from the body's standpoint, however, are the endogenous (i.e., internally synthesized) cannabinoids, endocannabinoids for short, which work like neurotransmitters and are produced as part of the built-in apparatus by which peripheral parts of the body inform the brain that it's lunchtime. Endocannabinoids and cannabinoid receptors are abundant in the hypothalamus, the region of the brain that plays a pivotal role in appetite regulation. In 1992 researchers identified the first endocannabinoid and named it anandamide, from the Sanskrit ananda, meaning inner bliss. In other words, when you smoke dope, you're replicating (albeit with much greater intensity) an effect the body produces naturally for itself. Health Question & Answer

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Well I wouldn't know why you get the munchies but it can't be unhealthy for you to eat after you smoke because even though you are impaired your heart is working hard. Your heart has to work harder since your muscles are more relaxed from the effect of marijuana. So if anything you are burning the food just as well as if you weren't high. Long as you don't eat the whole kitchen lol.Health Question & Answer

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Its the THC, I found after smoking quite a lot over a period of time, that fruit is amazing whilst high, and obviously not bad for you like crisps, chocolate etc. Plus juicy fruits helps with the dry mouth as well! I don't always get the munchies which is weird! But then I usually don't eat before I smoke so that dinner and that tastes better lol!!Health Question & Answer

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"The munchies" is actually a common misconception publicised by TV and film! A lot of the time people expect it to happen and trick themselves into thinking it does when really it is a rare side effect. XxHealth Question & Answer

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Not sure just that cannibals is supposed to give you an appetite.

It is not unhealthy to eat in that state only to smoke the stuff that gets you into that state in the first place.Health Question & Answer

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something to do i think.. but i think it makes you fat.. better just have sex .. it's something to do..fun and burns cal.. and is way better when high..seems like it lasts longer too..WAY LONGER.. is it 4:20..Health Question & Answer

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when i use to smoke i would get the munchies while i was coming down. idk y that happens but i would say its unhealthy with munchies at any state lol..you tend to eat all the bad stuff. at least for me i did.Health Question & Answer

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Haha. I don't know why you get the munchies but I'd say it's probably good for you to eat to soak up the MJ in your blood stream. Go for it. Eat those twinkies.Health Question & Answer

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no it is okay it is best to continue smoking weed as much as possible and when ever possible, it helps me get straight a's and it helps me lose weight, its a miracle drugHealth Question & Answer

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The munchies are actually a withdrawal symptom as the THC leaves the centers that control appetite

AFAIK, the only hazard of eating with the munchies is that you get fatHealth Question & Answer

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The pot makes you hungry, plain and simple. Don

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