Simple vinegar may spell doom for weight control industry

Scientists in Japan have concluded studies on mice that show that ordinary vinegar can help in the battle against the bulge. The findings are expected to be reported in the latest report of the Journal of of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Scientists in Japan have concluded studies on mice that show that ordinary vinegar can help in the battle against the bulge. The findings are expected to be reported in the latest report of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Association. Acetic acid is the main component of vinegar and which is responsible for all the good benefits attributed to vinegar. In the study one group of mice was fed a high food diet and acetic acid and a control group was fed only fatty food. The group given acetic acid accumulated little fat, estimated at around 10 percent less than the other group. It does seem that acetic acid activates a type of genes that then unleash fat oxidising enzymes. Acetic acid or vinegar has also been recommended to control blood sugar and blood pressure. There have been no tests on humans yet but if these findings are replicated in humans then it may spell the end of the weight control industry because vinegar is really inexpensive and need no special instructions to incorporate it into one's diet. Vinegar is regularly added to salad dressings and pickles. Since the ages, folk medicine has advocated its use as a home remedy taken neat. According to the Global Weight Loss and Gain Market (2009 - 2014) report, published by MarketsandMarkets, the total global weight loss market is expected to be worth US$586.3 billion by 2014, out of which the North American market will account for nearly 43% of the total revenues