TIL a study on cocaine use challenged the belief that the drug induces weight loss by suppressing appetite. Cocaine users ate way more food than non-users yet this didn't increase their fat mass and they didn't gain weight. Researchers concluded that cocaine reduces the body’s ability to store fat.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-skinny-on-cocaine

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15571kp/til_a_study_on_cocaine_use_challenged_the_belief/

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