In yesterday’s post, I introduced you to a study which showed that plain ole’ vinegar is effective in suppressing body fat accumulation.
More specifically, the researchers found that laboratory mice fed a high-fat diet and given acetic acid developed significantly less body fat (up to 10 percent less) than other mice.
I was so excited by this low-tech, inexpensive weight loss trick that I contacted the author of the study.
And to my surprise, he emailed an even more recent study which looks at the fat-burning effects of vinegar on actual human beings….no more mice studies.
The Science
In this study, researchers investigated the effects of vinegar intake on the reduction of body-fat mass in obese Japanese students.
The 175 students were randomly assigned to three groups of similar body-weight, BMI and waist circumference.
During the 12 week study, the participants ingested 500ml daily of a beverage containing either 15 ml of apple vinegar (750 mg AcOH – acetic acid), 30 ml of vinegar (1500 mg AcOH) or 0 ml of vinegar (0 mg AcOH, placebo).
In place of vinegar, the placebo group ingested 1250 mg of lactate.
To make them more palatable, all beverages contained the equal amount of flavor and artificial sweetener.
The Results
After only 4 weeks, the vinegar-group participants saw their body-weight, BMI and body-fat percentages improve. These improvements continued in a dose dependent manner for the entire 12 weeks
Translation: more vinegar = more fat loss
In addition to BF, BMI and BF%, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, LDL cholesterol and serum TG (triglyceride) levels also fell (starting in week 8).
These results can be considered to be due to the body-fat loss because the VFA (visceral fat), SFA (subcutaneous fat) and TFA (total fat) values were significantly lower in the vinegar groups than in the placebo group.
Does the vinegar make these "diet" chips?
Conclusion
15 ml (0.5 oz or 1 tbsp) of vinegar per day is enough to significantly improve your:
- Body-Weight
- BMI
- Body-Fat Percentage
- Waist Circumference
- Waist-Hip ratio
- LDL Cholesterol
- Serum TG
- Visceral Body-Fat, and
- Subcutaneous Body-Fat
And considering that these health markers are associated with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and metabolic syndrome, perhaps it might be wise to consider adding a tbsp or two of vinegar to your daily diet.
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Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it.
Offhand, I can’t think of any way to incorporate vinegar into my diet except for vingegar and oil salad dressing.
-Steve
Believe it or not I found 6353 search results for vinegar on the Food Network
Doesn’t sound too good to be true to me considering that vinegar is the most awful tasting substance on this earth. Yuck!
Some 20-30 years ago I recall this being popular along with brewer’s yeast (without any research to back it up). Recommendation was to have it as an evening “cocktail” on the rocks, shaken-stirred your choice. If you can develop a taste for drinking dry martini’s, you can develop a taste for this.
I like vinegar on many different things. It’s very good on steamed or fried cabbage, lentil soup and steamed vegetables … to name a few.
I’ve been drinking apple cider vinegar since seeing this study last spring. At first, I had to force my husband to drink it, but now, he even sees the benefits.
In addition to burning fat, ACV also helps relieve acid indigestion (gastric reflux). I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but it actually works since it helps you digest your food better.
It is also good for clearing up bladder infections, and helps prevent muscle cramps.
I drink it in a cup of warm water, no sweetener. My husband adds splenda or xylitol to his.