Can drinking vinegar lower blood pressure? Nutritionist: Eat right and you will have better control over blood sugar!

Taiwan has become a "roasted sweet potato" recently. The weather is extremely hot and many people have lost their appetite. At this time, why not try some sour and sweet vinegar dishes! Not only can it stimulate the appetite, studies have found that adding a moderate amount of vinegar to the diet can also lower blood pressure and stabilize blood sugar, helping to prevent abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Stir-fried large intestine with shredded ginger, sweet and sour spare ribs, sweet and sour cucumbers, cold green papaya shreds, oil and vinegar salad, and even flavorful fruit vinegar drinks. Our lives are full of various vinegar dishes. It is not only a condiment in the kitchen, but also one of the guardians of health.

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A study published at the 2009 Japan Society of Nutrition and Foods Conference found that subjects who drank 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of vinegar per day had significantly reduced visceral fat, blood neutral fat (triglycerides in the blood), subcutaneous fat, body weight and waist circumference. The researchers pointed out that vinegar also has the effect of lowering blood pressure and blood cholesterol, which helps prevent or improve metabolic syndrome.

Can drinking vinegar really lower blood pressure? Nutritionist Qiu Shihan said that after searching recent domestic and international literature, she rarely saw any research discussing the relationship between vinegar and blood pressure. However, fruit vinegar has a high potassium ion content, and moderate intake can help excrete excess sodium from the body, which should be helpful in controlling blood pressure.

However, glutinous rice vinegar and black vinegar generally have poor taste and are difficult to consume directly even when diluted with water. In addition, related experiments are limited, so it is rarely recommended that patients use the "drinking vinegar" method to control blood pressure in clinical practice. On the contrary, it is often recommended to use more fruit vinegar or lemon as seasoning when cooking. This can not only make the dishes more delicious, but also reduce the amount of salt used, making the meals more in line with the "low-sodium diet" standards required by patients with hypertension.

Eating vinegar is good for your health and can stabilize blood sugar, which is better than controlling blood pressure!

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Compared with lowering blood pressure, vinegar’s effect in stabilizing blood sugar is more worthy of attention! Nutritionist Qiu Shihan said that in recent years, there have been documents that clearly mentioned that apple cider vinegar can "maintain blood sugar stability by increasing the insulin sensitivity of human cells." Based on this analysis, the conclusion of the aforementioned Japanese study that vinegar can reduce neutral fat in the blood is most likely achieved by stabilizing blood sugar.

Although adding some vinegar to your diet can help control blood sugar and blood pressure, you still need to pay attention to the correct way to consume it! Nutritionist Qiu Shihan reminds:

1. Don’t drink it on an empty stomach: Vinegar will stimulate the secretion of gastric acid. People with poor stomach should not drink it on an empty stomach.

2. Sugar is hidden behind vinegar: In order to increase the flavor, commercially available fruit vinegar often adds a lot of sugar. Therefore, diabetics or people who want to lose weight must use it with caution, so as to avoid the health benefits of eating vinegar before the health benefits are achieved, lest the blood sugar soars due to consuming too much sugar, which is counterproductive. The recommended daily intake for the general public is 15 to 30 c.c.

3. Rinse your mouth after eating vinegar: Vinegar has a high acidity. It is best to rinse your mouth with clean water after drinking or eating to protect your teeth and prevent tooth decalcification and tooth decay.