Apple cider vinegar!

amba89lynn · December 2018

I don’t think it works like I here. I take 2 tablets once a day and I think it can help people with PH issues especially if doing the Atkins diet or Keto life style change but other than that, not really noticing much.

vingogly · December 2018

They're tasty in the old-timey summer drink called a "shrub" (with or without the booze):

https://food52.com/blog/13831-how-to-make-shrubs-aka-drinking-vinegars-without-a-recipe

If you don't want to make your own, you can buy ready-made drinking apple cider vinegar mixes here:

https://www.mcclarybros.com/collections/vinegar-sets

You'll notice that the Food52 article and McClary Bros. site make no mention of magical health benefits - because there are none. My grandmother swore by apple cider vinegar as a cure-all, but she's, well, long dead.

psuLemon · December 2018

amba89lynn wrote: »

I don’t think it works like I here. I take 2 tablets once a day and I think it can help people with PH issues especially if doing the Atkins diet or Keto life style change but other than that, not really noticing much.

Your body regulates pH very well. If not, you would die.

nutmegoreo · December 2018

amba89lynn wrote: »

I don’t think it works like I here. I take 2 tablets once a day and I think it can help people with PH issues especially if doing the Atkins diet or Keto life style change but other than that, not really noticing much.

pH issues require medical intervention/monitoring. Not vinegar.

AnnPT77 · December 2018

nyahela wrote: »

I really hate the taste

I would seriously not consume it, then . . . and I say that as someone who does. Life is too short for things that don't taste good, in the face of so many delicious things (even allowing for certain personal dislikes) that are also good for you.

Skip the ACV. Really.

GaleHawkins · December 2018

nyahela wrote: »

A friend adviced me to buy apple cider vinegar to loose more. Does it really work?

@nyahela here is a source on its history of usage and some studies. I do not use it or any other food for weight loss for weight loss but for health improvement in general.

https://webmd.com/diet/apple-cider-vinegar-and-your-health

Basically like with most foods I eat what I want that works for me until someone posts peer reviewed research that proves it is harmful to my health.

RD once was read in many homes.

https://rd.com/health/diet-weight-loss/apple-cider-vinegar-weight-loss/

20KimmieKim16 · December 2018

my take on ACV- I started drinking it as a kind of cure all. I have been drinking it for 1 yr faithfully for weeks at a time with brief breaks in between. I noticed it gives me energy. I’ve had blood work done since I started drinking the ACV and the Dr said I had perfect blood work. Previous blood work results were not so perfect for me. I had high Cholesterol in the years prior to starting the ACV drink regimen. I also take a shot of cayenne capsicum tincture mixed with a small amount of water, enough for a shot glass, twice a day. So that could be the reason for the great blood work results also. I guess you have to go with your gut and what you think works for you. Good luck with your weight loss.

AnnPT77 · December 2018

vingogly wrote: »

They're tasty in the old-timey summer drink called a "shrub" (with or without the booze):

https://food52.com/blog/13831-how-to-make-shrubs-aka-drinking-vinegars-without-a-recipe

If you don't want to make your own, you can buy ready-made drinking apple cider vinegar mixes here:

https://www.mcclarybros.com/collections/vinegar-sets

You'll notice that the Food52 article and McClary Bros. site make no mention of magical health benefits - because there are none. My grandmother swore by apple cider vinegar as a cure-all, but she's, well, long dead.

Personal testimony: Those McClary things are delish with vodka and soda, maybe (depending on McClary choice) a citrus wedge. Yum.

Liftinglex · December 2018

I literally been drinking ACV and water for years every morning first thing because it helps me poo (sorry tmi) I also feel like it helps w bloating

johnslater461 · December 2018

rsclause wrote: »

I hear the type with "mother" is supposed to be good for you but I can't recall why.

I hear that the earth is flat, bigfoot and the loch ness monster exist, 911 was an inside job, and vaccines cause autism but I cant recall why

Stockholm_Andy · December 2018

yirara · December 2018

It does damage the enamel on your teeth. If you drink a lot you eventually end up with damaged teeth and will have problems eating, or drinking. So I guess there's a tangible effect after all.

nyahela · December 2018

Thanks guys

_aenyeweddien_ · December 2018

I tried it for a month and it made no difference whatsoever. I stopped because I started having this weird aftertaste constantly all day long, no matter what I did

rsclause · December 2018

johnslater461 wrote: »

rsclause wrote: »

I hear the type with "mother" is supposed to be good for you but I can't recall why.

I hear that the earth is flat, bigfoot and the loch ness monster exist, 911 was an inside job, and vaccines cause autism but I cant recall why

Meh

mph323 · December 2018

From Wikipedia:

"Folk medicine[edit]
"Apple cider vinegar has been used as a folk remedy over centuries.[1] Since the 1970s, it has been promoted with a number of health claims, including that it can aid weight loss and prevent infection.[1] No claims of benefit are supported by good evidence, and medicinal consumption of apple cider vinegar may be hazardous, particularly if taken during pregnancy or consumed chronically.[1] "

Safety
Ingestion of the acetic acid in tablet form poses a risk of possible injury to soft tissues of the mouth, throat, stomach, and kidneys.[2] Using vinegar or acetic acid solutions for topical treatment, ear cleaning solutions, or eye washes are contraindicated"

Just because something has been "used for centuries" doesn't make it effective or even safe. For centuries, people did blood-letting for numerous diseases, used urine for wounds and prescribed poisons for other conditions.

edited to fix quotes

Sunshine_And_Sand · December 2018

If you use it to make a salad dressing it be fewer calories than ranch or Caesar...
If u drink it straight and it makes you too sick to eat your food, then I guess that would help achieve a calorie deficit.
But really, no it does not help with weight loss more than any other food. Weightloss comes down to calorie deficit and unfortunately, there are no foods that cause calories to "not count" or magically disappear before your body can use them.

AnnPT77 · December 2018

Look, I'm all "ACV doesn't help weight loss and lacks proof for other benefits (except recipe ingredient)", but over-demonizing the stuff just weakens the argument.

For an otherwise healthy person, commercial standardized-to-5% vinegar is very unlikely to cause harm, in reasonable quantities, even taken straight. (I'm not talking about vinegar tablets or other strange supplement forms, about which I know nothing. I'm talking about regular culinary vinegar, including the much-criticized over-hyped Bragg's ACV).

ACV at the standard commercial 5% dilution runs around pH 3.3-3.5 (some other vinegars can be lower, i.e., more acidic), as I understand it. (Diluting it with water raises the pH, making it less acidic, since water is higher pH).

What else is similarly or more acidic? Just to name a few: Several flavors of Vitamin Water, PowerAde, GatorAde, Ocean Spray Cran-whatever juices, V-8 Splash; Dole Pineapple Juice and a bunch of other juices; Rockstar and some other energy drinks; some Nestea and Arizona teas; lots of soda pops; and many other common drinks. Some people sip those other things all day long; relatively few do that with ACV.

This "destroying tooth enamel" thing comes up every time someone brings up ACV. There are lots of unscientific claims about ACV, but countering with the "tooth enamel" thing isn't a super-duper counterargument IMO, taken in context of other common beverages. Same for esophageal damage, harm to stomach, etc.

Clearly, limiting all corrosive drinks is a good plan (according to the ADA), but ACV isn't likely a special scary case.

https://www.ada.org/en/~/media/ADA/Public Programs/Files/JADA_The pH of beverages in the United States

Still no scientific evidence it helps with weight loss, though.

Dilvish · December 2018

Think of it as a general tonic rather than a PH balancer or a weight loss supplement.

I think if it was proven to help a person to lose weight it would be flying off the shelves and commanding a steep price at the cash register, which of course it is not.

There is no magic aid to weight loss, just perseverance and a lot of healthy food and exercise.

snickerscharlie · December 2018

Dilvish wrote: »

Think of it as a general tonic rather than a PH balancer or a weight loss supplement.

I think if it was proven to help a person to lose weight it would be flying off the shelves and commanding a steep price at the cash register, which of course it is not.

There is no magic aid to weight loss, just perseverance and a lot of healthy food and exercise.

Why, when it isn't?

"General tonics" were sold at circuses and public gatherings in the 1800's for decades. We now know those fraudsters by a different name - snake oil salesmen.

Apple cider vinegar!

Replies

Categories