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9 January 2011

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For a few examples, the article said:

ACV is claimed to be an appetite suppressant. D. C. Jarvis said that if ACV were consumed regularly, one would burn instead of store fat. There is no current evidence that ACV or kelp can influence one’s metabolism, though a study was done on vinegar as an appetite suppressant. In 2005, it was found that those who took a small amount of white vinegar with a piece of bread felt fuller and more satisfied than those who ate the bread without the vinegar. This may be because vinegar lowers the glycemic index of carbohydrates consumed, therefore affecting satiety. More research is needed to confirm this.

The source says:

The earliest proponent of apple cider vinegar for weight loss was Jarvis, who wrote that people who consumed apple cider vinegar regularly would burn fat instead of store it. Although some say that the pectin, enzymes, vitamins, or potassium may help with weight loss, there is no reliable research showing that either apple cider vinegar or the combination of apple cider vinegar, kelp, vitamin B6 and lecithin can influence metabolic rate or the help us “burn fat” faster than we normally would.

One small study in 2005 found that those who ate a piece of bread with a small amount of white vinegar felt more full and satisfied than those who ate the bread alone. It’s possible that vinegar may affect satiety by lowering the glycemic index of carbohydrates eaten at a meal. More research is needed.



A few alternative practitioners suggest that ACV can be used in dieting to restore the balance in alkaline levels. The idea is that blood is slightly alkaline with a pH between 7.35 and 7.45 at normal levels. What we eat should reflect this level of alkaline, since after being digested and metabolized, foods release an acid or an alkaline base bicarbonate into the bloodstream. People tend to overeat dairy products, meats, and grains, which produce acid.

The source says:

Some alternative practitioners suggest apple cider vinegar as part of a diet to restore alkaline acid balance. The theory behind the alkaline diet is our blood is slightly alkaline, with a normal pH level of between 7.35 and 7.45. Our diet should reflect this pH level and be slightly alkaline. All foods we eat, after being digested and metabolized, release either an acid or alkaline base (bicarbonate) into blood. The foods that people tend to overeat –- grains, meat, dairy products -- all produce acid.

It continued like this, presenting the same studies and facts selected by Wong in pretty much the same structure. Similarities in language are enough to make me uneasy, but would not be the major issue forme if it were not for the solitary reliance on this source and the point-for-point reproduction of its fact selection criteria. This content was evidently added by a student ([1]), who may not have the writing experience yet to understand the amount of rewriting required in paraphrasing. I have cut out those remaining sections that followed too closely, replacing them with prior material on the same topic.

Cut accordingly. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:55, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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