Have you been noticing all the articles about apple cider vinegar? You must’ve at least come across one article that paints apple cider vinegar as the new elixir that can cure all your skin problems, solve your household cleaning dilemma and not to mention the fact that it can seriously promote weight loss as well.
But do you know how good this stuff is anyway? Should you be drinking it, placing it on your skin, or gargling with it? Here are a few facts about apple cider vinegar that you need to know.
- Claim: ACV can help in weight loss.
The articles claiming that apple cider vinegar can help you lose weight probably point to the study conducted in Japan back in 2009 where 155 obese subjects were made to drink eight ounces of water after breakfast for a span of 12 weeks. The subjects were split into three groups: water with a full tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, water with half a tablespoon of ACV and placebo drink as control. So in conclusion, people who drank water with vinegar managed to lose an average of 4.2 and 2.6 pounds while those on control group gained roughly 1 pound.
These subjects lost weight without changing anything in their diets, but when you think of it, 2-3 pounds lost in three months does not make much of a difference, does it? Moreover, the fact that the company who made the research was research arm of the Mizkan Group, a company which produces… Vinegar!!!
- Claim: AVC helps make your skin look good.
There haven’t been much studies pointing to AVC as a cure for acne and warts, but if you’ll ever be using it, then make sure you dilute that stuff, because if it is used undiluted, AVC is strong enough to cause chemical burns to the skin when applied directly to warts or any skin infections.
- Claim: It removes germs
People use ACV to gargle when they have sore throats, and some doctors say that the acidity of ACV can erode the enamel of the teeth if used too often. But when it comes to gargling for sore throat then people will have the same effect, even if they use some regular mouthwash or saline water to gargle.
There are so many of ACV’s benefits that are unproven, but why would people still use it?
For starters, it’s inexpensive and versatile, it can be used to get something medicinal out of it, you can also use it to season your food and clean your floor with it.
P.S– If there’s some ACV sitting in your pantry, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t use it. Just make sure to keep it diluted before consuming it.
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