Does apple cider vinegar help weight loss?

AutumLeaf
AutumLeaf Posts: 126 Member
edited December 21 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm curious to what are people's experiences with this? As I see the mentioned in a lot of weight loss YouTube videos & I'm skeptical. Drinking any type of vinegar doesn't seem healthy.
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  • Phirrgus
    Phirrgus Posts: 1,894 Member
    It's great for removing rust. :)
  • Dandylines
    Dandylines Posts: 18 Member
    edited May 2019
    Another fad going around again. I tried it once and agree - it is awful and not worth it. No short cuts for me. Also not really proven in spite of the hype.
  • shaumom
    shaumom Posts: 1,003 Member
    There is a little research that might suggest vinegars, or Apple cider vinegar, might have some impact on a variety of things that can impact weight loss (this has a bit of a summation on studies done - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/apple-cider-vinegar-weight-loss#section3 ).

    But I don't know how useful the studies are; I haven't looked into it much, honestly. But from what I've seen, some of them had exceptionally small participant sizes (like, 11 people in the study kind of small), some are only animal based as yet. Some had some interesting information that looks like it would be fun to explore further, but I don't think I've seen anything definitive anywhere.

    And also, the bits and pieces of diet recommendation for ACV I've seen seem to have far more claims than any sort of research has suggested, or proven. Kind of in that category of 'I took a small study and created an empire of assumptions about the data!'

  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Can make you nauseous and eat less maybe....🤔 I have nor seen any CONVINCING evidence so far...
  • etherealanwar
    etherealanwar Posts: 465 Member
    I don't know why so many youtubers believe that ACV will aid their weightloss efforts, it's mind boggling.
  • Justin_7272
    Justin_7272 Posts: 341 Member
    It may help with weight loss, just not the type you're looking for...

    "If you drink too much at one time, apple cider vinegar may actually cause diarrhea."
    - https://www.healthline.com/health/digestive-health/apple-cider-vinegar-diarrhea#risks-and-warnings

    Maybe this it what the YouTubers are raving about? ;)
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    No
  • AutumLeaf
    AutumLeaf Posts: 126 Member
    psychod787 wrote: »
    Can make you nauseous and eat less maybe....🤔 I have nor seen any CONVINCING evidence so far...

    That's what my thoughts were.
  • OooohToast
    OooohToast Posts: 257 Member
    Not sure about weight loss but it does taste great, even making salad (a food I am not a fan of) more than edibubble.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    It is good to be skeptical. I think a good rule of thumb is that if anything was proven to be a quick fix for weight loss it would be a HUGE news story. You will see people come through here claiming that on keto or something they can eat a seemingly huge number of calories and lose or maintain weight but it hasn't made CNN because it is a misinterpretation of data or trolling.
  • jo_nz
    jo_nz Posts: 548 Member
    psychod787 wrote: »
    Can make you nauseous and eat less maybe....🤔

    That is basically my personal experience. I was given a sample bottle of apple juice with ACV...It was awful. My son was nearly sick after drinking half a glass. The rest of us had a small taste and didn't like it, and it ended up down the drain. No one really felt like eating anything for a while.

    That said, I quite like a small bit of vinegar as a salad dressing sometimes.
  • magnusthenerd
    magnusthenerd Posts: 1,207 Member
    I suppose it would for me as I find vinegar to be emetic, but I don't think it would hold for others, nor would I use it for myself.
  • OooohToast
    OooohToast Posts: 257 Member
    jo_nz wrote: »
    psychod787 wrote: »
    Can make you nauseous and eat less maybe....🤔

    That is basically my personal experience. I was given a sample bottle of apple juice with ACV...It was awful. My son was nearly sick after drinking half a glass. The rest of us had a small taste and didn't like it, and it ended up down the drain. No one really felt like eating anything for a while.

    That said, I quite like a small bit of vinegar as a salad dressing sometimes.

    Was that half a glass of neat ACV ?!
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,679 Member
    I use high quality vinegars but in a totally different way. A good quality flavored vinegar (I use a local brand called Oli+Ve but there lots of gourmet brands out there ) can have as little as 10 calories per tablespoon. It runs $10 bucks a bottle, but little goes a looooong way and I seldom use a tablespoon. I use simple flavored vinegars for salad dressings. Breakfast this morning is cottage cheese, blueberries, strawberries, a few grams of grape nuts and 12 grams of strawberry vinegar. Their chocolate vinegar is great on yogurt, and makes a killer base for pork carnitas. Fig balsamic makes a great marinade for pork tenderloin. Honey- ginger balsamic makes a nice light stir fry seasoning. I have a whole arsenal of flavored vinegars, and consider them my secret weapon of weight loss, lol.

    I tried drinking the Bragg’s ACV years ago for acid reflux. It neither helped nor hindered. Changing what I ate? Years of tormenting, painful reflux was gone within a couple of weeks. Thank heavens!!!!!!
  • 171lake
    171lake Posts: 894 Member
    I have an ounce a day. I have it in the morning. It wakes me up (flavor is so astringent that I don’t need coffee) and flavor makes it that I don’t crave food for a few hours. I’m also sure that could be accomplished with other foods too.

    I know the reason I’m losing weight is that I’m eating less than I’m burning, but for me apple cider vinegar has been a good ingredient in a diet of mostly good ingredients helping me in weight loss.
  • bigmanatee
    bigmanatee Posts: 65 Member
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29091513

    A very respectable journal article on rats benefiting from ACV. If you know any overweight rats please inform them of the benefits!
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Unless drinking it makes you throw up all your food, otherwise no.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    ACV made me eat more. I tasted it out of curiosity and it was so gross I had to eat garlic mashed potatoes to cover it up. Those were some good potatoes.

    Might go good on french fries, though. I love regular vinegar on french fries. Anyone ever have Gibby's fries? They're always at our local festivals, which are coming up soon. I always get french fries with my parents and we watch the airshow, which is generally either the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds. I can't remember which this year. I hope it's not too hot.
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