Vinegar Curbs Appetite

By:   Jean Carper

Having vinegar with meals--even mixed in a glass of water before or a salad dressing during--may lessen damage from high carbs while curbing appetite and possibly weight gain.

In a new Swedish study, downing 2 to 3 tablespoons of vinegar with white bread cut expected rises in insulin and blood sugar by about 25%. Surprisingly, subjects also felt fuller.

This study confirms research by Jennie Brand-Miller, of the University of Sydney in Australia, finding that eating 4 teaspoons vinegar in a salad dressing with a meal lowered blood sugar by as much as 30%.

FYI, vinegar drinks are now popular in Japan.

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