| One of those "urban legends" is that eating fatty | | | | Do this for about two months and see if it works. If |
| food can cause acne. While this could be a great | | | | not, try another food group like high glycemic/refined |
| topic for discover channel's Mythbusters series, some | | | | carbohydrates. After that, try eliminating high fat |
| experts agree that fatty food does not cause acne. | | | | fried foods, then copper rich foods, then iodine rich |
| Medically, acne is caused a bacteria P. acnes, and | | | | foods. |
| over production of sebum by sebaceous glands. | | | | The reason why it is advisable to start with dairy |
| However, there are other factors that do contribute | | | | foods is that it contains many different drugs and |
| to the development of acne such as poor hygiene. | | | | hormones that come from the cow's body. As we all |
| One food factor that will affect acne is the lack of | | | | know, cows are fed grain with antibiotics added to |
| nutrients in the food you eat. | | | | the grain to prevent the cows from getting diseases. |
| Vitamin E and B complex as well as minerals such as | | | | Antibiotics fed to cows pass into the milk it |
| zinc, magnesium, vitamin A, and essential fatty acids | | | | produces, and then to the milk products that we |
| are needed for prevention and cure of acne. | | | | consume. Such added antibiotics through consumption |
| Does this mean all foods cannot cause acne? Well, | | | | of dairy foods can cause some physical problems as |
| not quite. Recent cases show that acne can also be | | | | well as aggravate acne. |
| caused by food allergies. | | | | So there are actually 2 sides of the coin. On one side, |
| Eating foods that the body is allergic to leads to a | | | | people including doctors say that food does not |
| toxic reaction. The immune system fights the food | | | | cause acne, while another side says it does. The |
| as if it were an invading organism. This can cause | | | | body is a complex machine and those different foods |
| inflammation in the skin, and in some cases, acne. | | | | have different effects on each and every one of us. |
| There were cases where a patient has been tested | | | | For some, certain foods won't do any harm, but for |
| to have high antibody reaction to dairy products. | | | | others, it might cause certain reactions. |
| Eliminating this dairy product from the diet solved the | | | | In conclusion, doctors haven't yet found any |
| acne problem. | | | | concrete answer to the question of whether food |
| How do you know if food is the cause of your acne? | | | | directly causes acne. More studies and more tests |
| The best way is to eliminate a certain food group | | | | need to be done to finally answer this question. |
| one at a time. An example is to eliminate dairy foods. | | | | |