You know the feeling you get when you learn something new about a health problem you've been trying to reverse

Maybe high blood pressure diabetes heart disease. Well, there's nothing I like better than bringing you the information that will help you do

Just that welcome to the Nutrition Facts podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger

Today we begin a new series with the latest research on a variety of topics and first up

We look at the benefits of vinegar for blood sugar control and polycystic ovary treatment

The use of vinegar for weight loss dates back to the 1700s. I did a whole chapter about it in my book

How Not to Diet entitled mping amp K the fat controller enzyme in the body which appears to be the mechanism behind the

multitude of beneficial metabolic effects

In my 21 tweaks to accelerate weight loss

I recommend two teaspoons with every meal which is considered safe

Though it should be added to food or or diluted water never consumed straight and

Diabetic should make sure the vinegar doesn't make their blood sugars go too low

But that's one of the benefits of vinegar

Blunting the blood sugar and insulin spikes after a meal in both healthy individuals and those with blood sugar disorders like diabetes

In a systematic review and meta analysis of interventional trials of the effects of vinegar consumption on blood sugar control and type 2 diabetes

Vinegar improves both short-term and longer-term measures of blood sugar control and as like a little side bonus

resulted in a remarkable reduction in cholesterol to boot and it didn't seem to matter whether it was

Appal

Or not all vinegar by definition has the active ingredient acetic acid

So what are the implications for clinical practice? Well, clinicians could incorporate vinegar consumption as part of their dietary

Advise for patients with diabetes with the caution that it can work a little too good and see after monitor closely to make sure diabetic patients aren't

Overmedicated and bottom out their sugars

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