Apple cider vinegar is a well-known tool in the dieting world for its popular weight loss properties and health benefits. The vinegar is made from fermented apple juice – which is often used in salad dressing and food preservatives – to increase satiety and help you eat less calories.
Although apple cider vinegar has been around for years, and it has been known to help with killing of pathogens including bacteria and was traditionally used for cleaning, disinfecting, treating nail fungus, lice, warts and ear infections so is it a substance that you should be ingesting?
It has been reported that taking two tablespoons each day of apple cider vinegar could increase a feeling of fullness and reduce the amount of food eaten throughout the day.
This means that when apple cider vinegar is used appropriately, alongside a healthy diet, it could potentially have the properties to boost further weight loss.
How much apple cider vinegar should you add to your diet?
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Dieting expert and fitness blog owner, Carla George said: “Two tablespoons each day can help dieters lose nearly twice as much weight in three months compared to people who didn’t consume it at all.”
It has been suggested that the best way to drink apple cider vinegar is to stir one or two tablespoons into a glass of water and drink it before meals or mix it with oil to make a salad dressing.
For the best results, pair apple cider vinegar with a low-carb diet such as Keto, Atkins, Dukan or Paleo diet.
Eat food such as meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, high-fat dairy, fats, healthy oils and maybe even some tubers and non-gluten grains.
Avoid food such as sugar, high fructose corn syrup, wheat, seed oils, trans fats, “diet” and low-fat products and highly processed foods.
Another thing that could boost further weight loss is by incorporating exercise into the plan.
Alternating between light cardio exercise and high-intensity weight lifting exercise can help build muscles and a slimmer could find themselves trimming down in no time.
One slimmer recently posted online and praised apple cider vinegar for its weight loss properties.
When drunk every day, apple cider vinegar can tackle belly fat and reduce body fat percentage.
However, diets with high vinegar content require a few warnings before starting.
One should not drink vinegar straight but instead dilute the solution in water as its high acidity can damage tooth enamel when sipped “straight” – consuming it as a component of vinaigrette said dressing is a better and safer way of consuming apple cider vinegar.
Previously, it has been reported that drinking apple cider vinegar could cause or worsen low potassium levels. This is particularly important for people taking medications that can lower potassium (such as common diuretics taken to treat high blood pressure).
Vinegar has also been known to alter insulin levels. People with diabetes should particularly practice caution when attempting high vinegar diets.