Behold this useless product
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Apple cider vinegar gummies are the perfect intersection of murky wellness claims (like apple cider vinegar for weight loss) and adult candy. I couldn't get to my computer fast enough to give it its proper due takedown.
Let's go!

There's a lot to learn about our own thinking in examining a product like this. So, even if your sense of things is that these are probably not great, but what could it hurt? Read on.
The gummies rely on slippery thinking and problematic assumptions.
Their actual effect is to spike your hunger. Whoops.
- Let's start with the science, or the lack of it.
- What's real about apple cider vinegar?
- You can't replicate the health effects of food in a gummy.
- Sugar too? Good Lord.
- Tells on the bottle that this is nonsense.