First of all they don't cut into the stomach anymore.

They put a band around the neck instead.

Secondly, the studies that were released about diabetics improving was shown to be false...
I can't find that article now...but it claimed that the people who showed improvement in diabetes were only 10% of those who had the bariatric procedure...that the claims were skewed and manipulated. Most of the media coverage of these claims are based on inflated results.

This article is interesting too.
http://diabetesupdate.blogspot.com/2...and-kills.html

If you Google it you might find the article I saw.
Many people develop severe malasorption syndromes from bariatric surgery. And many gain the weight back. The proponents don't tell you that.
We know one gal who lost almost 200 lbs and she is gaining it all back! The body tends to want to be at a certain place, and will circumvent things like bariatric surgical procedures.

Here is the vinegar thing:
http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...f_vinegar.html
I have to wonder though, when food leaves the stomach in a normal person it is highly acidic...and then neutralized by the enzymes from the pancreas which provide bicarb. People with NO ACID in their stomachs because they are taking the drugs like Nexium etc their doctor's give them, would have terrible issues with carbo digestion. Using the vinegar in this case may help. But I doubt it does much for a normally acid person. The normal stomach is very acidic...VERY, already.