Acetic acid might help the body burn fat better by turning on certain fat-burning genes in liver cells — at least in mice and lab-grown human cells.

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Acetic acid upregulates the expression of genes for fatty acid oxidation enzymes in liver to suppress body fat accumulation.

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2009 Jul 8

The study shows that acetic acid boosts fat-burning genes in mouse livers and human liver cells, just like the claim says.

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Acetic acid upregulates the expression of genes for fatty acid oxidation enzymes in liver to suppress body fat accumulation.

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DOI: 10.1021/jf900470c

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