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When you eat vinegar, your body turns it into a substance called acetate, which tricks your cells into thinking they're low on energy—so they start burning fat for fuel instead.

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The study found that vinegar-derived acetate turns on a cellular energy sensor (AMPK), which helps cells burn fat — just like the claim says.

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No contradicting evidence found

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