For more than years, vinegar has been used to flavor and preserve foods, heal wounds, fight infections, clean surfaces, and manage diabetes. Scientific investigations do not support the use of vinegar as an anti-infective agent, either topically or orally. Evidence linking vinegar use to reduced risk for hypertension and cancer is equivocal. However, many recent scientific investigations have documented that vinegar ingestion reduces the glucose response to a carbohydrate load in healthy adults and in individuals with diabetes.
There is also some evidence that vinegar ingestion increases short-term satiety. Future investigations are needed to delineate the mechanism by which vinegar alters postprandial glycemia and to determine whether regular vinegar ingestion favorably influences glycemic control as indicated by reductions in hemoglobin A1c.
Vinegar is widely available; it is affordable; and, as a remedy, it is appealing. But whether vinegar is a useful adjunct therapy for individuals with diabetes or prediabetes has yet to be determined.
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This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Vinegar folklore is as colorful as it is practical. Medicinal Uses of Vinegar Anti-infective Properties The use of vinegar to fight infections and other acute conditions dates back to Hippocrates BC; the father of modern medicine , who recommended a vinegar preparation for cleaning ulcerations and for the treatment of sores. Cardiovascular Effects Kondo and colleagues [30] reported a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure approximately 20 mm Hg in spontaneously hypertensive SHR rats fed a standard laboratory diet mixed with either vinegar or an acetic acid solution approximately 0.
Antitumor Activity In vitro, sugar cane vinegar Kibizu induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells, [36] and a traditional Japanese rice vinegar Kurosu inhibited the proliferation of human cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Blood Glucose Control The antiglycemic effect of vinegar was first reported by Ebihara and Nakajima [47] in Safety of Vinegar Vinegar's use as a condiment and food ingredient spans thousands of years, and perhaps its use can be labeled safe by default.
Summary For more than years, vinegar has been used to flavor and preserve foods, heal wounds, fight infections, clean surfaces, and manage diabetes. Contributor Information Carol S. References 1. Accessed March 3, Vinegars and Acetic Acid Bacteria. Accessed March 9, US Food and Drug Administration. Acetic Acid - Use in Foods. Chemometric studies of vinegars from different raw materials and processes of production. J Agric Food Chem. Evolution of the aroma profile of sherry wine vinegars during an experimental aging in wood.
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J Photochem Photobiol B. Wipe your blinds. Ever been blinded by dust when sunlight hits your blinds? Create a dilute solution of vinegar. Using cotton gloves, cross your fingers across and collect the dust. Yes, this is due to two possible reasons. First, vinegar is capable of absorbing water from the air which may dilute its concentration. Secondly, acetic acid loses its stability over time and decomposes.
Still sporting a bumper sticker you'd rather not display any longer? Remove it with a few squirts of undiluted white vinegar.
You may need to reapply the vinegar a few times to completely loosen the bumper sticker. Additionally, vinegar can be used as a glass cleaner and deodorizer in your car; you can even add it to your windshield wiper reservoir to keep your glass shiny if your car's owner's manual suggests it.
Vinegar is acidic enough to ruin some motor parts, so don't add it to your windshield-washer fluid if your owner's manual advises against it. You can also wipe down your windows with diluted vinegar in winter to keep them frost-free. There are all kinds of theories about ways to extend the life of cut flowers. Some folks swear by a copper penny, and others add lemon-lime soda or an aspirin. Try adding a few tablespoons of white vinegar to the water, plus a dash of sugar.
Most of the preparations seem to focus on one biocide vinegar, bleach, copper , plus one source of sugar as a food supply. Most people reach for the bleach when confronted with grungy or discolored tile, grout, and caulk. But white vinegar is not only effective at cleaning and whitening tiles and grout, but it's also safer than chlorine bleach especially for households on a septic tank, where bleach should never enter. Just spray full-strength vinegar on grout and caulk in the shower or kitchen, let it soak in for at least an hour, then scrub it off with a brush.
Vinegar has so many laundry-related uses that it's often stored right next to the detergent in green laundry rooms. For removing stains like mustard, ketchup, tomato sauce, grass, and underarm deodorants, spray a little white vinegar onto the stain before laundering. Soaking whites in vinegar will help bring back their whiteness.
And just like in your dishwasher, vinegar helps to break down detergent when added to the rinse cycle, making clothes fresher, more colorful—and it gets rid of funky towel mildew. One cup should be plenty; add less when using a front-loading washing machine. Never add vinegar to chlorine bleach; it will create noxious chlorine gas, a potentially deadly compound.
Clean your coffee maker out with diluted vinegar every month or so. Remember to run fresh water through it before making coffee. White vinegar and salt can clean stainless-steel cookware and sterling silver, and undiluted vinegar disinfects cutting boards, especially those made of wood. And for cleaning microwaves , just pour a little vinegar into a bowl of water and microwave it for a few minutes—you can then easily wipe out grunge from the inside of your microwave.
The reaction between these two compounds can power out clogs. You may need two or more applications for tough clogs. If your toilet bowl, bathtub, or sink has lime deposits from hard water, soak or spray vinegar onto the grit.
It should loosen the deposits enough to remove them easily.
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