AL MASNOON Dates Vinegar has been used used since ages both as a medicine and food. Drinking dates vinegar helps to suppress appetite and reduce hunger. It is also an excellent remedy for weak heart. Vinegar is one of the most versatile items that any household must have. You can use it in your food use it as a medicine as a preserving agent and as a cleaning agent. Despite its many uses using it in food is the most common. Dates vinegar is not new and has been in use since Babylonia (5000 years ago) as food and medicine. In another study carried out at the University of Otago New Zealand it was confirmed that date vinegar has antioxidant activity that is comparable to wine vinegar but higher than apple cider vinegar and white wine vinegar. Hence the reasons why it has medicinal value. Some of the health benefits of date vinegar are: Weight loss: Drinking it will help suppress your appetite and reduce hunger. If taken before a meal it reduces blood sugar spikes that usually occur after eating your meal. This happens because the vinegar's acetic acid will block the enzyme responsible for breaking down starches for digestion from being absorbed into the bloodstream. Heals burns & skin inflammation: Used in traditional medicine by Middle Eastern people date vinegar was applied to burns and skin inflammation. Scientific studies show that date vinegar contains acetic acid that helps relieve inflammation on a burn. Acetic acid also has antiseptic and astringent properties hence keeping the burns from becoming infected.