Phytocannabinoids: Useful Drugs for the Treatment of Obesity? Special Focus on Cannabidiol

Currently, an increasing number of diseases related to insulin resistance and obesity is an alarming problem worldwide. It is well known that the above states can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. An excessive amount of fatty acids (FAs) in a diet also evokes adipocyte hyperplasia and subsequent accumulation of lipids in peripheral organs (liver, cardiac muscle). Therefore, new therapeutic...