Anyone ever try taking a daily dose of apple cider vinegar?

[Bleacher Creature]

If so, did you notice any of the perceived health benefits (blood sugar management, digestion, weight loss), or is it just another fad? I'm guessing the latter, but curious if others have a different view.

[soothsayer]

1. Never saw a thing (but as you know, others swear by it)

[safeinOhio]

2. Brush your teeth right away

or it’ll eat the enamel off. I did it for a couple of months for kidney stone. No help.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Diluting helps.

A capful in water or cider is all you need. As for benefits, they're kinda soft. I think it helped with weight loss and overall well-being.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Use a straw.

1 tablespoon with 11/2 cup water of Bragged ACV. Keeps the vinegar off the teeth.

[Merlot]

10. Better to use a non-alcohol mouth was after the ACV

Brushing your teeth after any thing acidic will damage the enamel even more. I have sensitive teeth and was worried about the ACV. My favorite way to get my mouth back to a non-acidic balance is with xylitol mints or mouth wash.

I tried the ACV, didn't notice any results.

[stonecutter357]

3. Yes I do and you can get apple cider vinegar pills .

I take apple cider vinegar for my blood pressure !

[rurallib]

9. do you have evidence that it works for you?

Saw those pills at the store the other day and was quite curious

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. My guess is that it's a fad.

Anytime you see something touted as a magic cure, it's probably not.

And a quick on-line search doesn't turn up any double blind studies, or even any studies at all, just claims made by people about it.

[Marthe48]

7. I tried for weight loss, no luck

My daughter says the Bragg has probiotics that help your gut stay healthy. I use commercial vinegar in some food I cook, but stopped ingesting a teaspoon before meals on its own.

[Dawgman49]

8. Have taken it for years

For acid reflux, which I had been taking prior..Prilosec
Haven’t had to taKe Prilosec in years. I take a splash in water every morning. Don’t know of other benefits. Also settles an upset stomach, mixed with a bit of baking soda..tastes nasty but works for me

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Seemed to help with indigestion although it's pretty acidic.

[Aristus]

12. No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, NO!

No apple cider vinegar! Not now! Not ever!

Sheesh! I thought the apple cider vinegar craze was over five years ago.

There are no health benefits to severe metabolic acidosis. None.

Stop it!

[quaint]

13. Here's a Harvard Health link...

Apple cider vinegar diet: Does it really work?
I used it daily in the early seventies to combat water retention, until I could not force myself to swallow.
Not worth risk (see article)

[lillypaddle]

14. Heartburn alert!!!!

I have tried it for leg cramps, as per Thom Hartmann back when I listened to him. Didn't work, and I felt like it was burning a hole in my esophagus.