How vinegar affects the human body

There is a legend that the emergence of the most popular condiment that everyone has in the kitchen - vinegar, we must ordinary absent-mindedness. The product has existed for a very long time and appeared when a certain winemaker left an open bottle of wine on the heat for a few days. Wine fermented, but it found an unexpected use - the product began to be used to add an unusual, spicy taste to dishes.

Today we know different types of vinegar: apple vinegar, whey vinegar, wine vinegar and others. Over time, vinegar attributed to an increasing number of different medicinal properties, it remains to understand - where the truth and where the lie.

Russia and Europe: a different approach to table vinegar

With the vinegar make canned stuff for the winter, marinate meat, add to salads. It is worth noting that its use inside is prohibited by law in Europe, but not every consumer will get to the bottom of this product. Forbidden is the synthetic vinegar, which is so popular in Russia, partly due to its cheapness. In France, that "table" vinegar, which is available in every kitchen in Russia, is in the household chemistry department.

Vinegar: natural and synthetic

Vinegar and vinegar bacteria, entering the body, increase the acidity of the environment, creating unsuitable conditions for the activity of any pathogenic bacteria. When the acidity in the stomach is reduced, the process of digestion is complicated, accordingly, less benefit is extracted. For these properties vinegar drinks are very popular in Japan, for example. The vinegar there, importantly, is natural, derived from rice, not synthetic.

Synthetic and completely colorless vinegar, on the label of which they add the word "table", appeared quite recently, in the middle of last century, when the inhabitants of the Soviet Union received land for planting vegetables. It was then, due to the mass pickling of pickles, natural vinegar became scarce, because it takes several months to cook it completely.

What is the synthetic vinegar once developed by chemists? It is a product of oil refining. Butane is produced from oil, from which methanol is synthetically derived. It reacts catalytically with carbon monoxide, and this is the only way to make acetic acid.

The benefits and uses of vinegar

In folk medicine, vinegar is widely used to treat various kinds of external diseases, including hair and dandruff problems. However, such "health recipes" should be treated with caution, because vinegar is, first of all, acid. It is these properties of the product are due to such benefits in everyday life as rust removal. Disinfecting cutlery and other items is also a useful property of vinegar.

At the same time, it can help get rid of migraines quite quickly, is famous for its ability to cleanse the body after alcoholic intoxication. Vinegar can also inhibit the development of various bacteria that are dangerous to humans. And, of course, many people use it to lower their body temperature.

Danger of Use

Legends are known about the removal of "toxins, radionuclides and heavy metals" by using vinegar internally. This, of course, is a lie. There are also statements about allegedly helping to cure cancer by taking acetic acid orally. It is important to understand that they have no basis. The thoughtless ingestion of synthetic vinegar is fraught with unpleasant consequences.

Often the use of even a small amount of vinegar leads to heartburn due to irritation of the gastric mucosa. There is, among other things, an individual intolerance to this product. Vinegar can cause vomiting, as well as burns of the oral mucosa. Even prolonged exposure of the vocal cords to vinegar can have a negative effect on the voice itself, making it hoarse.

Oral consumption can be considered only with natural vinegar diluted with water, and that with the proviso for a completely healthy stomach and intestines. If these recommendations are ignored, then the asymptomatic or sluggish disease can move to the acute stage, where you can easily reach hospitalization.