Has anyone heard of this for weight loss? I know it helped me with my GERD and I will never take an over-the-counter or prescribed medication for this problem again as it cured me with one dose, but I'm curious about the weight loss part of it. Quite honestly and here lately I've spent more money on diet programs than anything else. I've done Nutri-System, The 6-week Body Make-Over and The Mediterranean Diet. I could not stick with any of them for any length of time mostly due to the long amount of time it took to fix the meals. Has anyone heard of this vinegar helping with weight loss thing? I'm almost tempted to try it again although choking down that vinegar was about the hardest thing I've ever done. Wolf!...

Ladies,

About a year ago I attended a meeting for people who suffered with GERD (Gastric Esophageal Reflux Disorder). I along with many others in the group were unable to find a medication that relieved our symptoms as Pepsid, Prilosec and the other namebrand crap simply did not work. One woman told me of a solution that she had read about online that mixed Apple Cider Vinegar and natural honey together that "cured" reflux. Well, I thought she was nuts at first and stated that there is NO WAY I was drinking vinegar! Eventually though the reflux got the better of me and I decided to take the plunge. I put two tblsps of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar (Braggs is supposed to be the best) in 6 oz of hot water and mixed in a tblsp of honey. Held my nose and tossed it back. At first I thought I had simply swallowed a blow-torch as it burnt just that badly but then gradually and for the first time in 6 months by GERD had all but disappeard. Well I was drinking that stuff twice a day and it helped with my GERD immensely. Now...the reason I am explaining all of this is that I found the website "again" today that I was referred to originally to get this concoction, and they were talking how this also helped with weight loss.

Personally, I didn't see any weight loss for myself but I was not trying either. I was more interested in getting rid of the GERD, but the people on this website swear by it. Stating that it really helps stimulate your system into dropping the pounds.

Has anyone heard of this for weight loss? I know it helped me with my GERD and I will never take an over-the-counter or prescribed medication for this problem again as it cured me with one dose, but I'm curious about the weight loss part of it. Quite honestly and here lately I've spent more money on diet programs than anything else. I've done Nutri-System, The 6-week Body Make-Over and The Mediterranean Diet. I could not stick with any of them for any length of time mostly due to the long amount of time it took to fix the meals. Has anyone heard of this vinegar helping with weight loss thing? I'm almost tempted to try it again although choking down that vinegar was about the hardest thing I've ever done. Wolf!...

Carb and weight control through acetic acid?
Anthony Almada

July 2006
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The intriguing metabolic impact of acetic acid, derived from vinegar, was first characterised in this column in July 2005. Since then, a number of scientific revelations have addressed inferences made from the earlier studies.

In a study among persons with type 2 diabetes, nondiabetic insulin resistant (NDIR), and 'normal' subjects, an artificially sweetened solution containing apple cider vinegar (20g) consumed prior to a meal produced significant improvements in post-meal blood glucose and insulin dynamics, yet only among the NDIR subjects.1 A notable, clinically significant improvement was observed among the diabetic subjects but did not achieve statistical significance.

This same group presented a study earlier this year where chronic (eight weeks of daily use) ingestion of vinegar (red raspberry; 30ml, thrice daily) was compared to a placebo drink (pure unsweetened cranberry juice; 22ml, thrice daily) among a sample of overweight to obese subjects.2 Based upon their previously unpublished findings of weight loss (approximately 1kg) among persons drinking a red raspberry vinegar (RRV) beverage daily for four weeks, compared to pure cranberry juice (CJ),3 this group sought to assess the impact upon body composition, blood lipids and whole body insulin sensitivity.2

Of the 27 subjects who were initially randomised to receive either beverage, only four and five subjects, in the RRV and CJ groups, respectively, completed the two-month intervention period. From this small sample size, no differences were noted between groups.

The findings of this group suggest that compliance with ingesting a high-dose vinegar beverage is challenging, even when it is derived from a fruit vinegar, and that weight/fat loss remains to be confirmed.

However, other studies examining the effect of vinegar ingestion underscore the promise of its influence on carbohydrate metabolism. The Swedish research group that has made seminal contributions on this topic found that co-ingestion of vinegar with white bread produced a decrement in blood insulin and glucose excursions.4

A sample of 12 young, nonoverweight, nonsmoking subjects was given four different test meals centred around a serving of white-wheat bread (50g of available carbohydrate), soaked in a serving of 18, 23 or 28g white vinegar, or the bread alone. Blood glucose and insulin, and self-scored satiety responses, were measured during the two hours following each test meal. Overall, dose-dependent reductions in glucose and insulin excursions were noted, complemented by dose-dependent increases in self-reported satiety.

Because of the lowering of the glucose and insulin response, these data suggest that vinegar/acetic acid slows down the rate of emptying from the stomach and/or decreases the rate of carbohydrate digestion. Similar findings were noted in a study with 11 young, nonoverweight subjects who followed the aforementioned protocol described in reference one.5 However, in this latter study, self-recorded food intake records for the remainder of the day (following the test meal) did not differ significantly from the meal without the vinegar beverage.

Acetic foods? These studies highlight the challenge of exploiting these data: how to create an ingestible consumer product that delivers a metabolically effective payload of acetic acid/vinegar and exhibits a high hedonic score to foster enduring compliance?

Numerous traditional foods and condiments have acetic acid as a core constituent, such as Japanese sunomono (vinegar-treated vegetables), sumeshi (vinegar-treated rice for sushi), potato salad (whose glycaemic blunting effects may be magnified by cold storing the potatoes/salad before consumption, for at least 24 hours),6 mustard, fish and chips, plus the traditional condiment of malt vinegar, and any vinegar-based dressing.

In certain Asian countries like Taiwan and Japan, fruit vinegars have emerged as a health beverage. Short-term ingestion studies with vinegar beverages suggest they are safe,7 but enduring, consumer-relevant efficacy remains to be explored.

For those interested, this article sheds some light



http://www.functionalingredientsmag.com/fi...strSite=FFNSite

I don't think ACV has any special qualities in comparison to any vinegar, it has probably higher acetic acid content than wine vinegar. The hype behind Bragg's ACV is nothing but advertisement, any vinegar will do IMO. Normally ACV should be taken with a bit of baking soda, to avoid stomach irritation and worsening of the existing condition.
Honey is another well known stomach healer, and also aloe vera juice, I had more success with aloe vera back in my GERD days than with ACV, but YMMV.