The New York Times
HEALTH
Sugar in the diet can lead to acne.
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Published: February 23, 2009
Any link between sugar and acne has long been dismissed. But now scientists are taking another look.
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The New York Times
HEALTH
Sugar in the diet can lead to acne.
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Published: February 23, 2009
Any link between sugar and acne has long been dismissed. But now scientists are taking another look.
February 27, 2009 at 3:30 pm |
February 9th, 2009
I’ve had acne since middle school and over the years I have noticed certain foods seem to be linked to outbreaks. What most people call chocolate is one of them, but real chocolate (not milk chocolate) doesn’t seem to bother me. Dairy products don’t seem to help my skin, and neither do any processed foods (this includes anything designed and packaged to stay on the store shelves for long periods of time). The multiple suggestions here that have helped me the most do not include any medications (as nothing I have taken ever worked well), but exercise, plenty of water, and a healthy diet of whole foods. I also do not believe in destroying the skin’s protective layer of healthy oils through the use of skin care products and use the mildest soaps I can find (often using no soap because most tap water is pretty hard and full of chemicals). Just remember that the skin is the largest organ in the body. If you ate foods that made your liver, brain, heart, or kidneys start to have problems, why would you eat food that causes problems with your skin? Also, the skin produces oils to protect and clean itself. It needs to be cleaned periodically, and not necessarily with chemicals that strip all these oils from it (your body sometimes knows how to take better care of itself than you and acne medication marketing gurus do).