Top Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar

Top Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar
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There’s no shortage of stories about the therapeutic effects of apple cider vinegar (ACV), from weight management to disease prevention and treatment. This popular home remedy has also been used for hundreds of years in the kitchen as a cooking ingredient.
Vinegar, after all, has had colorful uses recorded throughout history. Hippocrates used it medicinally for wound healing, while Sung Tse, the 10th-century inventor of forensic medicine, promoted hand-washing with sulfur and vinegar to prevent infection during autopsy. Let’s dig deeper into the science backing the benefits of apple cider vinegar.

1. Aids in Weight Loss and Maintenance

Several human studies show that vinegar may increase feelings of fullness, which can lead to eating fewer calories and losing weight. In a study, taking vinegar with a high-carbohydrate meal resulted in increased feelings of fullness, leading subjects to eat 200 to 275 fewer calories throughout the day.
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