Vinegar Prevents Weight Gain
Vinegar has been used by some celebrities to promote weight loss. I can honestly say that I would lose weight using vinegar, because the likelihood is after that taste I probably wouldn’t be able to eat anything for a while. Vinegar is great in mixture with certain foods, but just by itself, ya, I could definitely see somebody not eating after that. But they now claim that acetic acid found in vinegar can actually prevent weight gain. They found that it deters the accumulation of body fat in mice, even when mice were fed a high fat diet. It produces proteins that break down fats.
But keep in mind, it has only been tested in mice, and you have to consider everything. Diluted parts are apparently okay, but they say the same thing about antifreeze, which is a scary thought. Even in small amounts, that could tear apart your stomach among other things. But in higher amounts, this acid is actually used in pesticides, paints, and adhesives. It could result in those amounts in irritation to the esophagus, nasal lining damage, and long term low potassium levels and loss of bone density among other things. This is just with long term use of vinegar actually, not the acid in the higher levels. So I think I’ll stay away.