Apple cider vinegar is having a moment. Made from fermented apple sugars, the home remedy’s rumoured plus points range from helping with type-2 diabetes to reducing cholesterol, but recent research has suggested it could also help with weight loss.
The study, published in the journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, found a daily tipple of apple cider vinegar helped overweight people shed up to eight kilos in just three months.
Drinking a single 15ml measure before food also reduced participants’ body mass index, blood glucose level and cholesterol.
Commenting on the findings study author Dr Rony Abou-Khalil from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, in Lebanon says: “These results suggest that apple cider might have potential benefits in improving metabolic parameters related to obesity and metabolic disorders in obese individuals.
Researchers hope their findings might contribute to evidence-based recommendations for the use of apple cider vinegar as a dietary intervention in the management of obesity.
“The study could stimulate further research in the field, prompting scientists to explore the underlying mechanisms and conduct similar studies in other populations,” Dr Abou-Khalil continues.
“Apple cider vinegar could be a promising anti-obesity supplement that does not produce any side effects.”
The World Obesity Federation predicts that more than half the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 and since 1975, the world’s obesity rate has nearly tripled.
It is hoped that drinking apple cider vinegar could be a cheap and easy way to tackle the crisis.