Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Eat. Forget. Smoke. Eat.

Two studies on the wire today that present conflicting -- nay, confounding -- data. A study by University of Washington researchers reports that obese people are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. Meanwhile, scientists at Madrid's Cajal Institute released it's own study claiming that marijuana's active ingredient -- cannabinoids -- can help prevent the brain problems seen in Alzheimers. So let's get this straight: You eat. You get fat. You get Alzheimers. The doctor prescribes smoking pot, which makes you want to... (Weight: 234 lbs).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

>Meanwhile, scientists at Madrid's Cajal Institute released it's own study claiming that marijuana's active ingredient -- cannabinoids -- can help prevent the brain problems seen in Alzheimers.

This is why "Dude, where's my car?" is funny and "I'm Dad? What's a car?" is not.