Apple cider vinegar, once hailed as a miracle health product, has been found to be "entirely useless" after a key study in BMJ was retracted.
The notion of apple cider vinegar as a health-enhancing product has been around since the 1970s, with promises of weight loss, improved digestion, and enhanced energy levels.
Apple cider vinegar has been on my radar since the 1970s, when I was first asked about its purported miraculous properties on my radio show.
A booklet titled "Apple Cider Vinegar, Miracle Healthy System" by Drs. Bragg and Patricia Bragg, with degrees from unaccredited naturopathic institutions, further popularized the idea.
Experts at McGill's Office for Science and Society had long been skeptical of the claims surrounding apple cider vinegar.
Author's summary: Apple cider vinegar is not a miracle health product.