1Department of Liver Transplant Unit, Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, Pakistan
2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College and Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
3Department of Environmental Design, Health and Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
4Department of General Surgery, Shahida Islam Medical and Dental College, Lodhran, Pakistan
Diabetes mellitus is a world-widely public health issue associated with premature mortality, decreased quality of life and increased health-care expenditures. The aim of the review was to elevate the effect of apple cider vinegar on glycemic control, hyperlipidemia and obesity control in type 2 diabetes patients. Many clinical trials showed the hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and anti-obesity effect of vinegar. Proposed mechanisms action of vinegar for the hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic effect are including slow gastric emptying, it promotes uptake of skeleton muscles glucose in the body and acetic acid may inhibit disaccharides activity in the small intestine blocking the complete digestion of starch molecules, suppression of hepatic glucose production and increased glucose utilization. Results of previous studies showed that apple cider vinegar has the potential of anti-diabetic, antihyperlipidemic and antiobesity effects in diabetes mellitus patients.
The objective of the current review study was to investigate the effect of apple cider vinegar on glycemic control, hyperlipidemia and control on body weight in type 2 diabetes patients and other therapeutic and commercial effect of apple cider vinegar.
To collect data for relevant literature PubMed, Google Scholar, science direct and Cochrane sources were used.
Hyperlipidemia, Hyperglycemia, Vinegar, Obesity, Diabetes, Nutraceutical
