NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula Review

While you may not have noticed its effect, for many years vinegar has been used as a way to curb hunger and it has been used for thousands of years for all sorts of purposes – from disinfecting things to polishing armor. So what makes apple cider vinegar special compared to plain old vinegar? Well, it’s made from apples and has a slightly different flavor, but the effect is basically the same. NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula uses apple cider vinegar as its primary ingredient to curb hunger and help you lose a little extra weight over time.

NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula Ingredients

A bottle of Cider Vinegar Diet Formula gives you 30 days of doses at 3x per day. Each dose contains:

• Apple Cider Vinegar Powder – 500 mg
• Soy Lecithin – 200 mg
• Glucomannan Fiber (Amorphophallus rivieri) – 100 mg
• Kelp (Ascophylum nodosum) – 74 mg
• Grapefruit Fiber – 30 mg
• Vitamin B-6 – 7 mg
• Chromium (Chromium Chelavite) – 200 mcg

Based on the dosing, you’ll be taking 1500 mg of apple cider vinegar powder.  Assuming most of that is actually acetic acid, the results you can expect are summarized in a 2008 study done in Japan that found over 4 weeks of similar dosing with vinegar, the average obese participant lost about one pound more than those taking placebo. While this was statistically significant and individual results will vary, 4 weeks of product for one pound of weight loss isn’t exactly an impressive result.

The use of soy lecithin as both an emulsifier and a source of protein may be helpful to keep the pill together and promote protein digestion but it isn’t going to do much for you in terms of weight loss. Kelp can be useful to decrease fat absorption when it contains enough fucoxanthin, but it isn’t indicated here.  Finally, glucomannan and grapefruit fiber are both insoluble and may promote feeling full without giving you extra calories but again the dosage is way too low in NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula.

NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula Safety:

If you are diabetic or at risk for diabetes, you should consult with your doctor as chromium may affect insulin levels. Additionally, it has been shown that taking vinegar in high dosage in the long term can cause potassium deficiency and lower bone density.

NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula Marketing

As with most of their products, the info from NOW Foods about this diet pill is pretty vague. It “may serve as a smart and effective accompaniment to any calorie restricted lifestyle.”  It also “may support healthy stomach acidity, a quality critical to the proper digestion of proteins and minerals.” There are no definite claims of being significantly effective at promoting weight loss.

NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula Price

A bottle of Cider Vinegar Diet Formula retails at $14 but you can find it for as low as $7 online (plus shipping costs, of course).

NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula Guarantee

As it is not sold directly through NOW Foods, there is no satisfaction guarantee from the manufacturer.  If you’re lucky you might get a guarantee from the retailer but we haven’t seen anything other than return policies for unopened products.

NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula Conclusion

The bottom line with NOW Cider Vinegar Diet Formula is that it just doesn’t have what it takes to be an effective diet pill. It is generally safe but has its risks.  It is cheap but weak on dosage and the one ingredient that has the right dosage just isn’t going to cause a noticeable difference.