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In recent years, with the increasing pursuit of healthy life, dietary conditioning has become the focus of everyone's attention. Over time, some traditional eating Xi habits have been re-emphasized and have become the focus of research. Among them, vinegar has become one of the objects of attention of researchers. Some people say that vinegar can control sugar and even fight diabetes. So, what exactly does vinegar do?Let's take a look.
First of all, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, vinegar is sour, and sourness has an astringent effect. There is a saying in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", "The acid is convergent." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "acid can be astringent", and the sour taste of vinegar helps to converge the yang energy in the body of diabetic patients, thus inhibiting high blood sugar. According to modern medical research, vinegar contains lactic acid, acetic acid and other acidic substances, which can inhibit the digestion and absorption of sugars and slow down the rise of blood sugar. So, we can say that vinegar may indeed have some help in controlling blood sugar.
Secondly, vinegar also has the effect of improving the function of the gastrointestinal tract. There is a cloud in "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions", "Acid enters the liver, spleen and stomach, and acid can be accumulated." In traditional Chinese medicine theory, sour taste helps to astringent stomach qi, promotes the secretion of digestive juices and the activity of acidic enzymes, and helps the gastrointestinal tract to digest and absorb food. Therefore, drinking vinegar in moderation can improve the function of the gastrointestinal tract and reduce symptoms such as stomach bloating and indigestion, thereby helping diabetics**.
In addition, vinegar also has an antioxidant effect. As we all know, the production of oxygen free radicals is one of the important causes of diabetes complications. The acetic acid rich in vinegar can neutralize oxygen free radicals in the body, thereby achieving the purpose of antioxidant and helping to prevent and delay the occurrence of diabetes complications.
There are many ways to drink vinegar summarized by the ancients, such as the "Longmen Stone Vinegar" recorded in the "Taiping Huimin and Pharmacy Bureau Prescription Collection Explanation", the "Grain Vinegar" mentioned in the "Food Nutrition" and so on. Most of the ingredients contained in these formulas are vinegar, and the formula is very exquisite, and after thousands of years of use, it is regarded as a valuable experience by the majority of Chinese medicine practitioners.
However, it is worth noting that although vinegar has a certain hypoglycemic effect, it is not a substitute for medicine**. Diabetes is a complex disease, and it is not possible to completely control blood sugar by drinking vinegar alone. Therefore, when using vinegar as an auxiliary method, it is also necessary to combine comprehensive means such as diet control and drugs to achieve better results.
To sum up, vinegar does have the effect of lowering blood sugar, improving gastrointestinal function and antioxidant, and the ancient scriptures have also given certain affirmation. However, vinegar, as an adjunct method, still needs to be used rationally under the guidance of a doctor, and cannot be used blindly on your own. For people with diabetes, it is more important to maintain good lifestyle Xi and medications**.
Health References:
1.Compendium of Materia Medica
2."A Thousand Golden Prescriptions".