Vinegar and Weight Loss:
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...mlTitle ----- Vinegar and Weight Loss:The Sour Truth ------------------------------------------Question: I had a baby 6 months ago and would like to lose someweight. I know that if you're nursing, you're not supposed todiet. I have been eating healthy foods high in nutrients, and Ihave lost a little weight. Would it be harmful to the baby if Istarted taking apple cider vinegar pills to help with weightloss? Answer: A few vinegar pills probably won't hurt you or yourbaby, but they won't do one bit of good in helping you loseweight either. This old diet fad dates back to the 1970s, when acombination of apple cider, kelp, vitamin B-6, and lecithin wastouted as the miracle cure for weight loss. The rationale forthis concoction was that it tricked your body's metabolism. According to the claims, lecithin emulsified body fat, B-6metabolized the loosened fat, kelp supplied iodine to stimulatethe thyroid gland to manufacture more thyroxin to speedmetabolism, and vinegar supplied potassium. Like salad dressingswhere oil and vinegar don't mix, this was supposed to help ridthe body of fat. There Is No Proof ----------------------------------------------There is no scientific basis, or even rational reason, for anyof these claims. For example, a teaspoon of vinegar containsonly five milligrams of potassium, a meager amount compared tothe 400 milligrams in a cup of grapefruit juice. Swallowing moreiodine will jump start a thyroid gland only if you are deficientin this mineral (you'll know if you are iodine-deprived becauseyou will have developed a goiter, or an enlargement of thethyroid gland). When people lost weight on this regimen it wasbecause they also followed the accompanying low-calorie diet.Like all the other diet fads, from starch blockers and collagenproducts to herbal diet teas and hydroxycitric acid (HCA), thevinegar pills fit most or all the criteria of a useless gimmick: They promise to melt away fat. They promise fast and effortlessweight loss. They promise weight loss greater than one to twopounds a week. They focus on one or a few foods and limit orexclude whole food groups. They are based on pills or "secretformulas." Start Your Weight Loss Program After Breastfeeding------------------------------------------------------ Save yourmoney and follow the advice of thousands of people who have notjust lost weight, but maintained the weight loss. Consume dailya wide variety of nutrient-packed vegetables, fruits, wholegrains, 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. Ittook nine months to gain the weight during your pregnancy. Planto begin your weight-loss plan after you've stoppedbreastfeeding, and give yourself at least nine months after thatto regain your figure. Source: WebMD
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