Vinegar and Weight Loss:

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Title —– Vinegar and Weight Loss:

The Sour Truth ——————————————
Question: I had a baby 6 months ago and would like to lose some
weight. I know that if you’re nursing, you’re not supposed to
diet. I have been eating healthy foods high in nutrients, and I
have lost a little weight. Would it be harmful to the baby if I
started taking apple cider vinegar pills to help with weight
loss?

Answer: A few vinegar pills probably won’t hurt you or your
baby, but they won’t do one bit of good in helping you lose
weight either. This old diet fad dates back to the 1970s, when a
combination of apple cider, kelp, vitamin B-6, and lecithin was
touted as the miracle cure for weight loss. The rationale for
this concoction was that it tricked your body’s metabolism.

According to the claims, lecithin emulsified body fat, B-6
metabolized the loosened fat, kelp supplied iodine to stimulate
the thyroid gland to manufacture more thyroxin to speed
metabolism, and vinegar supplied potassium. Like salad dressings
where oil and vinegar don’t mix, this was supposed to help rid
the body of fat.

There Is No Proof ———————————————-
There is no scientific basis, or even rational reason, for any
of these claims. For example, a teaspoon of vinegar contains
only five milligrams of potassium, a meager amount compared to
the 400 milligrams in a cup of grapefruit juice. Swallowing more
iodine will jump start a thyroid gland only if you are deficient
in this mineral (you’ll know if you are iodine-deprived because
you will have developed a goiter, or an enlargement of the
thyroid gland). When people lost weight on this regimen it was
because they also followed the accompanying low-calorie diet.
Like all the other diet fads, from starch blockers and collagen
products to herbal diet teas and hydroxycitric acid (HCA), the
vinegar pills fit most or all the criteria of a useless gimmick:

They promise to melt away fat. They promise fast and effortless
weight loss. They promise weight loss greater than one to two
pounds a week. They focus on one or a few foods and limit or
exclude whole food groups. They are based on pills or “secret
formulas.”

Start Your Weight Loss Program After Breastfeeding
—————————————————— Save your
money and follow the advice of thousands of people who have not
just lost weight, but maintained the weight loss. Consume daily
a wide variety of nutrient-packed vegetables, fruits, whole
grains, extra-lean meats and beans, and nonfat milk or yogurt.
Watch your portions, and, most importantly, exercise each day.
You also are right about not dieting while breastfeeding. It
took nine months to gain the weight during your pregnancy. Plan
to begin your weight-loss plan after you’ve stopped
breastfeeding, and give yourself at least nine months after that
to regain your figure.

Source: WebMD

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