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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