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Apple cider vinegar can shed ~7 pounds a month and reduce insulin resistance, a new study demonstrates.

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This study was published last year in the prestigious British Medical Journal.

It involved 120 people, giving them either:

◇ 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (group 1)
◇ 2 tsp (group 2)
◇ 3 tsp (group 3)
◇ Placebo (group 4)

No other changes in diet or supplements.

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At baseline, all groups were equal in all measures.

They looked at:

➥ Weight
➥ BMI
➥ Waist circumfrence
➥ Hip circumfrence
➥ Body fat %
➥ Fasting blood sugar
➥ Lipids

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Apple cider vinegar improved ALL measures.

After 12 weeks, even 1 teaspoon led to 5 kg (11 lb) of weight loss.

3 teaspoons led to 7 kg (>15 lb!) of weight loss, around 2-3 kg a month.

All of the apple cider vinegar groups also had lower BMI and lower waist circumfrence, so this was mainly belly fat.

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Apple cider vinegar also reduced body fat %.

Those taking 3 teaspoons shaved 2% off.

People without it increased body fat %.

Again, this is with no change in diet or exercise.

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Apple cider vinegar also improved insulin resistance.

1 tsp ➞ dropped blood sugar by >5
2 tsp ➞ dropped it by >8
3 tsp ➞ dropped it by >10

No change for placebo.

ACV also reduced triglycerides and cholesterol levels.

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The reason apple cider vinegar is so helpful for metabolism is because it contains acetic acid (acetate).

Acetate has a unique metabolism in comparison to other fuels, disproportionately increasing the AMP/ATP ratio in the cytosol of cells.

This turns on a master kinase known as AMPK, which:

➜ Ramps up metabolic enzymes
➜ Turns down fat production
➜ Increases uptake of glucose
➜ Reduces inflammation
➜ Enhances mitochondrial function

and other protective effects.

AMPK is actually a primary target of the blockbuster diabetes drug metformin.

Vinegar does it and also doesn't inhibit your mitochondria in the process like metformin does.

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