To find your figure more easily, you should drink cider vinegar every day according to a new study.
- Apple cider vinegar may help with weight loss and regulate blood sugar and cholesterol, according to a new study.
- Study participants who consumed apple cider vinegar every day for 12 weeks lost between 6 and 8 kg.
- Their blood sugar, triglyceride and cholesterol levels also dropped.
Apple cider vinegar is very often an ingredient in grandmother’s remedies. It must be said that this product, resulting from the fermentation of apples, contains many beneficial components such as polyphenols.
Researchers conducted an experimental study to examine whether it had any health benefits, and it appears to help with weight loss as well as regulate blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Their findings were published in the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health on March 12, 2024.
Cider vinegar: weight loss of up to 8 kg
During this work, researchers brought together 120 overweight Lebanese adolescents and young adults. They were randomly divided into four groups. Depending on the assigned group, participants consumed 5, 10, or 15 ml of apple cider vinegar diluted in 250 ml of water every morning before eating anything for 12 weeks. A control group had a placebo. Examinations, carried out three months after the start of the study, showed that people who consumed apple cider vinegar daily showed a significant drop in their weight and body mass index (BMI). They lost on average between 6 and 8 kg and their BMI had fallen by 2.7 to 3 points, depending on the dose. Waist and hip circumferences had also decreased.
The results also revealed that blood sugar, triglyceride and cholesterol levels fell during the experiment in volunteers who consumed apple cider vinegar.
Apple Cider Vinegar and Weight: More Research Needed
During this study, the researchers did not attempt to identify the mechanisms of the effects of apple cider vinegar on the body. However, they specify that “Studies in animal models often attribute these effects to various mechanisms, including increased energy expenditure, improved insulin sensitivity, appetite, and regulation of satiety..
Évangéline Mantzioris, Director of the Nutrition and Food Sciences Program at the University of South Australia, who analyzed the results of this work in the journal The Conversation adds: “It is thought that the acetic acid in apple cider vinegar may affect the expression of genes involved in burning fat for energy”.
However, it would be necessary to carry out further work and larger samples to confirm and understand these effects on the human body. Furthermore, the Australian scientist raises another point: “Apple cider vinegar is acidic and there are concerns that it may erode tooth enamel”. It would therefore be necessary to find a way to counteract the risk of enamel erosion in order to be able to recommend the drink to overweight people wishing to lose their extra pounds.
