Apple Cider Vinegar Diet

Apple Cider Vinegar is a tonic made by fermenting the juice of an apple. The apple is crushed, and the juice is squeezed out. The fermentation process occurs when yeast and sugar are added to the juice. A second process involves adding certain bacteria’s to the juice which will then form an acetic acid.

Folk Remedy


Apple Cider Vinegar has been used for many hundreds of years as a health tonic. Purveyors of the tonic claim that it will cure migraine headaches, diabetes, chronic fatigue, arthritis, high blood pressure and many other ailments.

There are a large number of health food manufacturers who tout this vinegar as a “miracle” healer. The sad truth is that there is very little evidence to prove any of these anecdotal claims. A nutritional breakdown of Apple Cider Vinegar shows that it is actually quite “bland” – rather than being the nutritional “storehouse” that marketers claim.

Apple Cider for Weight Loss

apple-cider-vinegar-dietIn the 1950s a country doctor in Vermont (Dr. D. C. Jarvis) wrote a book (Folk Medicine) that set the stage for Apple Cider Vinegar as a weight loss agent. He claimed that regular consumption of the tonic would cause fat to be burned rather than stored. Others claim that the pectin in the vinegar will bind cholesterol and remove it from the body.

However it is all conjecture – this supplement is harmless but is unlikely to offer many health benefits – and will absolutely not cause weight loss.

What people call the Apple Cider Vinegar Diet is simply the act of consuming 1-3 teaspoons tonic before each meal in the hope of losing weight. There is very little (if any) evidence proving that this is effective.

See Also

Amazing Apple Cider Vinegar

116 Comments

  • February 8th, 2010Elaine55

    Okay I am still uncertain about how much of this stuff I am suppose to use, take and when..This morning I mixed 3tbls vingear-2tbls of honey in 16 oz of water….I was feeling sleepy but after about 30min after consuming about 1/2 of the solution, I felt more alert..

  • January 29th, 2010lisabright

    I totally agree with i have used the vinegar and water and it took away my big stomach i have to do it again this time and stick to it

  • January 28th, 2010gokokogo

    this is to Aunt Shell….500 calories per day is not enough nutrients for your body to remain healthy & lose weight. Your body, when not acquiring enough nourishment in a 24 hour period, will go into “starvation mode” and will store all food as fat until a certain limit has been reached. 1300 to 1500 calories per day, along with 3 good workouts (yoga or power-walking) per week will cause about 2 to 3 pounds of weight loss per week.

  • January 25th, 2010rehila

    ok ladies u have inspired me and yes i am desperate to loose wight so i ma gonna add some to my water too, can someone pls advice how much to add add how many glasses of acv water to drink daily?

  • January 24th, 2010Aunt Shell

    I am currently in the 27th day of the hcg diet. You are suppose to lose 1-2 lbs/day. I have been averaging only
    4 lbs/week. I am only eating 500 calories a day. I am not hungry most of the time. But this diet excludes all oils even facial creams and make-up with oil. This has been too great a challenge. So, at the of 30 days I am going to begin the ACV. I am not doing any exercise now, so I know that has affected the results.
    I will keep up the progress report. I have to lose over 50 pounnds.

  • January 23rd, 2010goodies

    Im about to try this i guess it works diffrently on some people from what im reading i really wana lose the weight by summer…good kuck to anybody thats goiN to start and congrats to everyone who lost weight already!

  • January 22nd, 2010Maxine Headd

    I really liked this article.

  • January 13th, 2010MAE MAE

    I JUS STARTED ACV YESTERDAY FOR MY BLLOD PRESSURE AND WEIGHT LOSS HOPE IT WORKS AND I TRY 2 EXERCISE 3 DAYS OUT OF A WK SO I LL KEEP U POSTED.

  • January 12th, 2010CJ

    I was wondering do you have to use the liquid or could you take the pill version?

  • January 7th, 2010Janice

    Oddly enough, I just poured some in my water. IT DOES WORK.
    About 2 years ago I was at a point in my life where I needed change. I wasn’t overweight but when I do gain weight it goes diectly to my stomach and love handles. I walked just a little every morning and started drinking a few table spoons of apple cider viengar in my water each day. It is a picker upper and only a few short weeks I lost my gut and butt that was not growing in the right places. I just started drinking it again because one HUGE difference it made was I felt clear and light. And after using it I bothered me when I ate junk. YES IT DOES WORK! it is a detoxer, cleans you out which means it cleans the bad stuff in your body left behind from other junk that makes you crave it.

  • December 28th, 2009Em

    I just bought some Bragg’s apple cider vinegar abut a week ago online, I haven’t noticed much change in my weight, I am still hopeful though and my jeans do seem a tiny weeny bit looser, lets hope it carries on like this as I hope to drop about 15-20 pounds.
    If anyone has had success on this diet please let me know, I am curious to find out other peoples experiences with this.

  • December 18th, 2009kimora

    it’s work?

  • December 12th, 2009Kendra

    I did this diet and it worked GREAT! Just eat sensible and stick with it!

  • December 6th, 2009pinkgirls

    oops wrong one.

    pinkgirls3@windowslive.com.8-)

  • December 6th, 2009pinkgirls

    I HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS OVER THE YEARS SO NOW AM GANA TRY IT, ALONG WITH THE BANANA DIET COS I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS ALSO.ONE HAS TO WORK AN ALL THE BEST a_rose HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL FOR YA.!!!WILL REPORT BACK SOO.
    HEY a_rose email me an tell me how its going for ya.pinkgirls3@windslive.com 8-)

  • December 2nd, 2009a_rose

    i’ve started this for a little over a week and its really good. i haven’t lost any weight yet but i feel much much better! my congestion is clearing up, i feel more energetic and lighter! so hopefully weight loss will come soon. will repost again an let it be known if i lose weight or not








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