{"id":3962,"date":"2016-12-01T09:18:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T09:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beautycategory.com\/?p=3962"},"modified":"2016-12-01T09:18:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T09:18:57","slug":"these-are-the-real-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=3962","title":{"rendered":"These Are the Real Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple cider vinegar has been touted as a cure-all for decades. I\u2019ve seen claims that it can do everything from halt hiccups to whiten\u00a0<\/span>teeth, and even banish\u00a0dandruff. Whether or not it’s capable of all those things, there is some solid research to back up apple cider vinegar as a healthy elixir, as long as you use it correctly.<\/p>\n

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One promising benefit: It seems to\u00a0help regulate blood sugar. A study published in\u00a0<\/span>Diabetes Care<\/em>\u00a0looked at\u00a0men and women with type 2 diabetes. The researchers found that when the participants\u00a0downed two tablespoons of\u00a0apple cider vinegar before bedwith a snack (one ounce of cheese), they\u00a0had lower blood sugar levels the next morning, compared to when they ate the same bedtime snack paired with two tablespoons of\u00a0water.<\/p>\n

Another study published in the same journal compared the effects of apple cider vinegar on healthy adults, people with\u00a0pre-diabetes, and\u00a0people with type 2\u00a0diabetes.\u00a0Study participants in all three groups had\u00a0better\u00a0blood glucose readings\u00a0when they consumed less than an ounce of\u00a0<\/span>apple cider vinegar with a high-carb meal\u00a0<\/span>(a white bagel with\u00a0butter\u00a0and orange juice), compared to when they the had the same meal and drank a placebo. People with pre-diabetes improved their blood glucose levels with vinegar\u00a0by nearly half, while people with diabetes cut their blood glucose concentrations by 25%.<\/p>\n

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Some research also suggests\u00a0that apple cider vinegar may ward off scale creep. In a study published in the\u00a0<\/span>Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry<\/em>, mice fed a high-fat diet along with acetic acid\u2014vinegar\u2019s key component\u2014developed up to 10% less body fat than\u00a0control rodents. The researchers believe\u00a0the findings support the notion that acetic acid turns on genes that trigger enzymes to\u00a0<\/span>break down fat and prevent weight gain.<\/p>\n

To investigate this\u00a0effect in humans, Japanese scientists conducted a double-blind trial\u00a0on obese adults with similar body weights and waist measurements in 2009.\u00a0They divided the participants into three groups. Every day for 12 weeks, one group drank a beverage containing half an\u00a0ounce of apple cider\u00a0vinegar. Another group drank a beverage with\u00a0one ounce of apple cider\u00a0vinegar. And the\u00a0third group had a drink containing no\u00a0vinegar at all. At the end of the study, the people who drank\u00a0one of the beverages with vinegar had\u00a0<\/span>less belly fat, lower triglycerides and waist measurements, and a lower body weight\u00a0and BMI, compared to the no-vinegar group.<\/p>\n

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Apple cider vinegar may also\u00a0be a boon to\u00a0digestive health, based on the results of a study done on mice with\u00a0<\/span>ulcerative colitis.\u00a0The researchers found that when\u00a0<\/span>acetic acid was added to their\u00a0drinking water, they had higher levels of\u00a0<\/span>good bacteria\u00a0<\/span>in their guts, such as\u00a0Lactobacillus<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bifidobacteria<\/em>, and reduced symptoms of the gastrointestinal disease.<\/p>\n

While the evidence behind apple cider vinegar\u00a0seems promising,\u00a0there are a few things to keep in mind\u00a0before you start downing the stuff.\u00a0First off,\u00a0I don\u2019t recommend drinking straight vinegar. Undiluted shots have been known to wear away tooth enamel, and damage\u00a0the esophagus. Also,\u00a0<\/span>too much\u00a0<\/span>apple cider vinegar may lower\u00a0potassium\u00a0<\/span>levels in the body.<\/p>\n

If you want to give it a go, swirl two teaspoons of organic apple cider vinegar and a teaspoon of organic honey into a cup of warm water once a day.\u00a0Or simply use apple cider vinegar as a main ingredient in salad dressing, or chilled veggie side dishes, like\u00a0<\/span>vinegar-based slaw.<\/p>\n

My go-to recipe: Whisk together one tablespoon each apple cider vinegar and lemon juice, add a half teaspoon of minced garlic, a dash of ground black pepper, and a few fresh basil leaves, chopped. It’s fantastic drizzled over fresh leafy greens, broad\u00a0<\/span>beans, or cooked, chilled fingerling potatoes.<\/p>\n

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