Forget Diet Pills, Weight Loss Surgery and the Latest Binge Diet, Now You Can Control Weight Gain With……..Vinegar?

By Drew on 22nd June, 2009

Forget Ranch Dressing and Control Your Weight With Vinegar

We have always known that vinegar is a low calorie substitute for cooking and as a condiment. Now, new studies are coming out that show that vinegar may also help in the fight against weight gain. Does this mean that you can stock up on French fries, douse them in sugar or chow down on salt and vinegar chips and still lose weight? One can always dream right?

While the preliminary study has only been tested on mice and lab rats, there is some promising results that are surfacing. Two groups of mice were fed high fat diets. However one group was given vinegar on a regular basis while the other was only fed water with their diet. Guess which group gained more weight?

Essentially what the acetic acid in vinegar did was inhibit the storage of body fat and up the mice’s ability to produce genes necessary to oxidize fatty acid. It may sound a lot more technical than it needs to be. The fact is that there really is no harm in adding vinegar to your diet. Even if the affects on weight loss do not prove to be life changing, vinegar is known to bring a few very promising benefits to your overall health. It can control blood pressure and regulate blood sugar levels and is also used in a number of natural remedies.

The studies are by no means revolutionary, yet. But the fact remains that if you enjoy the taste of vinegar, use it to your advantage. Forget adding salt to your French fries or dousing your salads in ranch sauce. Simply adding some balsamic vinaigrette to your salads might be able to go along way in helping your body fight off fat.

Is vinegar going to help you drop weight like the success stories you have seen on the popular TV show, “The Biggest Loser”? Not at all. But if you are looking to live a healthier life, feel better and lose weight then you already know that every little bit helps. Stock up on vinegar, you really have nothing to lose……except potential weight.