Apple Cider Vinegar for weight loss
doty61
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Anyone have any success with weight loss drinking apple cider vinegar?
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Weight loss is caused by a calorie deficit. Apple cider vinegar does nothing for weight loss.27
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Put the ACV in salad dressings, marinades and other recipes. Don't bother drinking it.15
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My Magical Ingredient is Diet Coke.
DC + cheeseburger = 0 calories
DC + onion rings = 0 calories15 -
Don't believe the hype. ACV does not magically help you lose weight. It is nice in cooking and dressing though.
I have tried all kinds of faddy stuff and believe me it is a waste of time and often money.7 -
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I started taking ACV for something unrelated to weight loss in 2016. It didn't help with either condition.
I'm anemic and take 1 T of blackstrap molasses in a cup of hot water. This actually tastes better with the ACV, so I have continued taking it to balance out the flavor profile of my molasses "tea".
So, 2.5 years and no effect on weight loss.6 -
Apple cider vinegar works amazingly well in my BBQ beef marinade, and has nothing to do with weight loss.5
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I hear you can use it to remove skin tags, which is a kind of weight...
Otherwise it's just calories, and calorie intake can never cause weight loss. There's no magic buttons. No vinegar, shakes, juice cleanses, enemas, or foods that will cause you to lose weight.
You simply need to create a calorie deficit and have patience. Weight loss is a slow process.6 -
Drank it daily for weeks at a time during weight loss; didn't drink any for other weeks at a time during weight loss.
Zero-zip-nada-no difference in weight loss rate or appetite, either way.5 -
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holtcheree wrote: »I tried the acv drink. I took it as a shot. 1tbs of acv, 1tsp of honey 1/8 tsp of cinnamon and 2 tbsp of water. It gave me a really bad stomach ache after I did it. I lost weight when I drank it bust stopped drinking it due to the very bad stomach ache. I started to Google things and found that it was not the acv that was helping. It was the water, honey and cinnamon. This is what I read. And this what I'm going to try now I stead of the acv.
You clearly didn't read the rest of the thread. There are no shortcuts, hacks, or secrets. Consistently sustain a caloric deficit and you'll lose weight/fat.16 -
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While I agree with most statements that weight loss is about calories, there have been mildly successful studies I've encountered that suggest ACV can help. This is because it keeps your insuline level lower, and without insuline you can't store fat. So it doesn't hurt, but don't expect anything magical. I usually drink a bit in water when I know I'll be having a very high carb (= raise insuline levels) meal later.37
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While I agree with most statements that weight loss is about calories, there have been mildly successful studies I've encountered that suggest ACV can help. This is because it keeps your insuline level lower, and without insuline you can't store fat. So it doesn't hurt, but don't expect anything magical. I usually drink a bit in water when I know I'll be having a very high carb (= raise insuline levels) meal later.
Please post these studies. Also, your understanding of insulin and fat storage is not accurate at all. Over time, you store or burn fat based on you calorie intake and whether in a surplus or deficit. The role of insulin is to shuttle nutrients into your cells.10 -
While I agree with most statements that weight loss is about calories, there have been mildly successful studies I've encountered that suggest ACV can help. This is because it keeps your insuline level lower, and without insuline you can't store fat. So it doesn't hurt, but don't expect anything magical. I usually drink a bit in water when I know I'll be having a very high carb (= raise insuline levels) meal later.
Without insulin, you can't store fat - that is true. People with untreated type 1 diabetes died effectively of starvation, before the discovery of artificial insulin.
But ACV does not lower insulin levels - how are you suggesting it does that??
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when i apply it topically to my dogs skin, it works great for her skin conditions. awesome in my BBQ sauce. but has ZERO effect on weight loss.6
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While I agree with most statements that weight loss is about calories, there have been mildly successful studies I've encountered that suggest ACV can help. This is because it keeps your insuline level lower, and without insuline you can't store fat. So it doesn't hurt, but don't expect anything magical. I usually drink a bit in water when I know I'll be having a very high carb (= raise insuline levels) meal later.
When I leave myself in a calorie deficit at the end of a day I have created an energy shortage in my body that forces it to use energy stores (hopefully mostly fat) to make up the difference. In this scenario why am I ever concerned about my body storing fat?
If your "studies" are correct (and they are not) wouldn't ACV only be useful to keep people from gaining weight when they are in a calorie surplus?5 -
Tried ACV to help me lose weight a few years ago. It did nothing but make me gag at the taste.3
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As a weight loss product apple cider vinegar is a great cleaning product.7
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While I agree with most statements that weight loss is about calories, there have been mildly successful studies I've encountered that suggest ACV can help. This is because it keeps your insuline level lower, and without insuline you can't store fat. So it doesn't hurt, but don't expect anything magical. I usually drink a bit in water when I know I'll be having a very high carb (= raise insuline levels) meal later.
Please post these studies. Also, your understanding of insulin and fat storage is not accurate at all. Over time, you store or burn fat based on you calorie intake and whether in a surplus or deficit. The role of insulin is to shuttle nutrients into your cells.
https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/?p=40581
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Annoying isn’t it!
It mystifies me why the MFP blog publishes such drivel!
Best guess - to keep the forums active! 😉6 -
Firstly a 'blog' isn't evidence.
Secondly that blog has:
1 Person (Dietitian) who says good (but in very particular circumstances) but also says it's undecided
4 People (2 Doctors, a Dietitian and a Dentist) who all say it's inconclusive at best but mostly rubbish
In order to see something that contains 3 inconclusives, 4 negatives and only 1 (very specific) positive and see that as supporting the case takes a pretty enormous leap.
But I agree. It's stupid of MFP to give voice (and even a little credence) to such nonsense.12 -
A reminder to anyone who wishes to try ACV - you should not be drinking it straight or with just a few tablespoons of water. It can be damaging to the esophagus and stomach.
Always mix with a full glass of water. If you're using in a salad dressing or barbecue sauce that's different because you'll mix with other ingredients (often including oil), and eat with food.
The blog shows differing viewpoints about the supposed "benefits" of ACV - it is not promoting it outright.
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BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »Annoying isn’t it!
It mystifies me why the MFP blog publishes such drivel!
Best guess - to keep the forums active! 😉
I was so disappointing when I saw that on my home feed and also wondered when someone would use it as a “reference” in the forums. Guess I didn’t have to wait long!
Also disappointed to see there was no mention of using ACV for pulled pork or addressing fruit fly issues in that blog.3 -
WinoGelato wrote: »BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »Annoying isn’t it!
It mystifies me why the MFP blog publishes such drivel!
Best guess - to keep the forums active! 😉
I was so disappointing when I saw that on my home feed and also wondered when someone would use it as a “reference” in the forums. Guess I didn’t have to wait long!
Also disappointed to see there was no mention of using ACV for pulled pork or addressing fruit fly issues in that blog.
And even so, there is only one "expert" in there that gives it a thumbs up. The others either give it a "no" or a neutral. So even the spammy blog posting masquerading as evidence didn't really support it much.
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Drinking ACV mixed with water will not increase your metabolism, will not keep your body from storing fat, will not melt away the fat you have. If you have diabetes, it might help to slightly lower blood sugar levels after a meal. Otherwise, if you like the taste of it, use it in your food as you would any vinegar.
There are occasional studies that pop up once and awhile that show a correlation between drinking ACV and slightly faster weight loss. These studies only show correlation, they are typically small, and the results are not consistently reproducible, which suggests there were other uncontrolled variables involved.2 -
While I agree with most statements that weight loss is about calories, there have been mildly successful studies I've encountered that suggest ACV can help. This is because it keeps your insuline level lower, and without insuline you can't store fat. So it doesn't hurt, but don't expect anything magical. I usually drink a bit in water when I know I'll be having a very high carb (= raise insuline levels) meal later.
There is some evidence that acetic acid (the acid in ALL vinegar) MIGHT help in lowering blood glucose levels. It has nothing to do with insulin levels and there is nothing special about ACV, red wine or rice vinegar can have the same effect.
The conclusion of the ONE published study is that there appears to be a correlation between acetic acid and blood glucose levels but it is not proven. It is significant enough to warrant further studies to determine if it is true or if this was an anomaly.2 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »As a weight loss product apple cider vinegar is a great cleaning product.
I prefer Citric acid in water. Cleans just as well but doesn't have the lingering smell of vinegar. On the other hand, can't make a good spinach salad with hot bacon dressing without ACV (even though many recipes call for red wine vinegar).1 -
Despite loving any pickles and vinegary things in general - I tried to drink a bit of ACV in a small amount of water and almost hurled! I stick to vinegar on my food now instead.1
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