Apple Cider Vinegar

[DefaultUsername]

After my recent prediabetes diagnosis (Sept 2020) I did intermittent fasting 17:7 on weekdays (skipping breakfast) and managed to get my A1c down from 46 to 41 in 8 months. I was also taking 15ml of ACV twice a day, once in the morning and again with my evening meal. I don't really know if it helped with the weight loss, but it did seem to help with staving off hunger in the mornings.

Has anybody else tried ACV? What are your experiences?

 

[LaoDan]

I drink it every so often, I think it helps with digestion a lot. Didn’t do anything for my BG levels

 

[Oldvatr]

I drink it every so often, I think it helps with digestion a lot. Didn’t do anything for my BG levels

Our bodies turn glucose and ketones into ATP which is the basic 'petrol' that we burn for energy. ATP is akin to acetic acid, so it will need less of our energy to strip it down to ATP, and thus is more easily digested, It is not the apples that is important, but the vinegar. Whatever flavour you find palatable. I use balsamic vinegar and olive oil vinaigrette on salady thingies. I do not drink neat vinegar as a matter of choice, and also because the first stage of digestion is very acidic anyway, and I don't want to create ulcers by going too acidic.

Something I do not understand is why some diet plans that purport to reduce the acid content of our normal foods suggest a large daily intake of ACV. Seems counterintuitive to use an acid to quell an acid.

 

[LaoDan]

Our bodies turn glucose and ketones into ATP which is the basic 'petrol' that we burn for energy. ATP is akin to acetic acid, so it will need less of our energy to strip it down to ATP, and thus is more easily digested, It is not the apples that is important, but the vinegar. Whatever flavour you find palatable. I use balsamic vinegar and olive oil vinaigrette on salady thingies. I do not drink neat vinegar as a matter of choice, and also because the first stage of digestion is very acidic anyway, and I don't want to create ulcers by going too acidic.

Something I do not understand is why some diet plans that purport to reduce the acid content of our normal foods suggest a large daily intake of ACV. Seems counterintuitive to use an acid to quell an acid.

It’s more like, if I eat a big greasy chicken chop, and it feels like it’s a bowling ball in my belly, a shot of ACV seems to help break it down. Could be all in my mind though.

 

[Oldvatr]

It’s more like, if I eat a big greasy chicken chop, and it feels like it’s a bowling ball in my belly, a shot of ACV seems to help break it down. Could be all in my mind though.

White vinegar (distilled) is a general-purpose cleaner that can be used for cutting through greasy muck, so that might explain that one. Cooker hoods, cooker tops, baths, toilet bowls. It is acidic after all.

 

[Omar51]

After my recent prediabetes diagnosis (Sept 2020) I did intermittent fasting 17:7 on weekdays (skipping breakfast) and managed to get my A1c down from 46 to 41 in 8 months. I was also taking 15ml of ACV twice a day, once in the morning and again with my evening meal. I don't really know if it helped with the weight loss, but it did seem to help with staving off hunger in the mornings.

Has anybody else tried ACV? What are your experiences?

I can eat bitter veggies, did not develop taste for ACV, my wife use ACV always on salads, I eat my salad without dressings.

 

[DefaultUsername]

I can eat bitter veggies, did not develop taste for ACV, my wife use ACV always on salads, I eat my salad without dressings.

I can't say I've developed a taste for it, it is more palatable than regular vinegar though. I was just more interested in the potential health benefits. Whether it works or not I don't really know as I changed my diet at the same time I started taking it. Although, I do feel better than I have for years so even if it is just a placebo, it seems to work along with the diet.