Honey Vinegar Syrup and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

The mixture of honey and vinegar as honey vinegar in combination with water is one of the Iranian''s traditional syrups. Considering the therapeutic effect of honey and vinegar on anthropometric indices and metabolic profiles we conducted a clinical trial to asses the effect of honey vinegar syrup on these parameters.The results showed that honey vinegar syrup in the received doses had no significant effect on anthropometric indices blood pressure FBS HOMA‑IR LDL‑C and TG. A significant effect of HVS was found on increasing fasting insulin and HOMA‑IR and reduction in TC level only in intervention group. however an unfavorable and significant reduction in HDL‑C level was also observed.