Stabilize blood sugar, limit snacking, help digestion after a large meal, stimulate intestinal transit, and promote falling asleep...
Discover the benefits of apple cider vinegar and the advice of Alexandra Retion, dietician-nutritionist, to boost your weight loss with this condiment.
Weight loss: is it possible to lose weight with cider vinegar?
Cider vinegar has an interesting characteristic for the body, which will have a positive impact on health, but also on the line. This condiment, often used in cooking, for the preparation of vinaigrette sauce, for example, has an interest in weight loss, but under certain conditions...
A boost after a heavy meal
After a heavy meal, digestion can be difficult. Indeed, the blood sugar level will soar (it is the sugar level in the blood), which will lengthen the digestion time. By consuming cider vinegar, we will limit the sugar level in the blood and thus facilitate the transit.
The cider vinegar facilitates the intestinal transit
Cider vinegar has a positive effect on digestion after a heavy meal. But on a daily basis, it will also stimulate digestion and promote good intestinal transit. Thus, we will act on the problems of bloating, and constipation, we will eliminate them more easily, we will evacuate more toxins and that can play on the weight. And yes, because better digestion is a major factor in losing weight!
A tip to limit snacking
Cider vinegar can be an ally in weight loss in the sense that it will help reduce snacking between meals. And here again, it is its role on blood sugar levels that allow it: by lowering blood sugar levels, reducing high peaks in blood sugar levels, and by stabilizing blood sugar levels, we feel less like snacking on sugary or ultra-processed foods. The risks of throwing yourself on a packet of cakes or a bowl of chips are lower... This will have an impact on eating behavior and will allow for a better balance at mealtime. As a bonus, the fact of stabilizing glycemia will have an interest in the prevention of diabetes.
Cider vinegar accelerates fat loss
Rich in acetic acid, which is an organic acid, cider vinegar would accelerate the melting of fat. "It is important to note that there is nothing miraculous about it, but previous studies have shown that this acetic acid contributes to the reduction of fat in the cells, and in this way participates in weight loss", explains the specialist.
It brings mineral salts, a plus during a diet
During a diet, or when we are careful about what we eat, cider vinegar can be interesting, because it is rich in minerals. It contains calcium, and phosphorus, and can be complete if the nutritional contributions in your food are not sufficient.
A condiment low in sugar and therefore low in calories
If cider vinegar helps to stimulate intestinal transit and to limit snacking between meals, it has another advantage in the context of a diet or a balanced diet. Indeed, this condiment is very low in calories, compared to others.
For example, balsamic vinegar contains 19 grams of sugar per 100 grams, while cider vinegar contains only 0.4 grams of sugar per 100 grams.
This makes it an ideal ingredient for seasoning dishes, without increasing the number of calories on the plate...
Cider vinegar: how to consume it to lose weight?
Do you wish to consume cider vinegar on a daily basis, to lose weight, to digest better, or simply to keep your figure? For that, you have two options available to you, and they are equally effective:
- Take a teaspoon in a little hot water, before meals (about 30 minutes before to enjoy the benefits of digestion)
- Add cider vinegar to your dishes, as soon as you can, to season your recipes and take advantage of the benefits of this vinegar
Be careful, cider vinegar is not a magic wand. Its positive effects on the figure can only be observed as part of a balanced and varied diet, as Alexandra Retion reminds us. "If you eat fast food every day, and you consume cider vinegar every day, do not expect to lose weight!
Contra-indications and precautions to know before taking it
If cider vinegar has many benefits for the body, there are still contraindications to know and precautions to take when consuming it.
Indeed, because of its acidity, it is strongly advised not to consume it every day, if:.
- you suffer from inflammation in the stomach
- you have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- you have a gastric ulcer
Also, like lemon, it is better to avoid drinking cider vinegar, pure, it is better to dilute it in a little water, because its acidity can also damage the enamel of the teeth and can be aggressive to the walls of the stomach, even in people who do not have gastric disorders.
Drinking cider vinegar before going to sleep: good or bad idea?
If the idea of drinking cider vinegar before going to sleep may seem far-fetched, this grandmotherly remedy could nevertheless have a positive effect on sleep.
Indeed, this condiment acts on glycemia and facilitates digestion, it can in case of a too-rich dinner, gives a boost to intestinal transit and help to fall asleep.
Because in case of difficult digestion, the body continues to work to assimilate the food consumed, and sleep is thus disturbed... So yes, for this reason, cider vinegar can help to sleep better!
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