Adrienne Smith wrote:

>  Vinegar downregulates the starch-digesting enzymes.
>
>SORRY I SCREWED UP MY LAST POST.  I meant to reply to the above quote from
>Todd.  Todd - that is very interesting about the ability of vinegar to
>downregulate the starch-digesting ezyme.  It occurs to me that the Japanese
>put rice vinegar in just about everthing including the sushi rice.  I
>wonder if that doesn't help keep the grains from fattening them up??
>
>

Interestingly, green tea also inhibits these enzymes, and green tea is a
popular drink in Japan.  So there could be a cumulative effect.

Todd Moody
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