Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Aniston reportedly enjoy several spoonfuls of the stuff every morning, but not me, says Eleanor Peake
My alarm goes. I crawl out of bed and head to the fridge for my daily punishment. I brace myself for what’s coming. Instead of pouring myself a nice cup of steaming coffee, I pour 50ml of apple cider vinegar into a glass of water. It’s disgusting, it’s painful and it’s supposed to make me lose all belly fat without any effort on my part except sheer endurance. What do I have to lose?
Still, there have been lots of conflicting reports about the vinegar. Some larger studies have found no meaningful evidence at all. Smaller studies, such as the one by, have found that vinegar helps keep participants feeling fuller for longer and can also lower blood sugar if consumed after carbohydrates.
So in late January I decided to find out what Central Cee was on about. Every morning before my breakfast, I drank 50ml of the stuff – the largest recommended dose – with 200ml of water. For a week, I held my nose and hoped for the best. On average it took me 30 minutes to drink every morning, for fear of projectile vomiting on my way to work.