Studies on Acne & Diet

[irishgenes]

"In Harvard research, teens who drank three-plus glasses of milk a day, especially skim milk, reported the worst acne. Outbreaks were 44% higher in skim milk drinkers than in non-milk drinkers. Possible reason: hormones in milk. Buying organic might reduce the hazard."

Also:

"Can diet cause acne? Dermatological dogma says no. New research says yes.
White bread, doughnuts, soft drinks and other high-glycemic-index foods spike insulin and blood sugar. High insulin, says Colorado State's Loren Cordain, incites the overproduction of male hormones and the formation of zits."

(USA Weekend Magazine, July 17, 2005)

[Buster]

There can be doubt that diet directly causes acne and seborrhea in susceptible individuals.
I do not eat any dairy except low fat fermented milk, but I a thinking about stopping that too. But I only need to find a replacement, it is just a atter of finding a prcatical solution to replace the lost calories and nutrients that I get through my oat meal mix. Rice milk is not acceptable, and is also not available everywhere.

Thanks for the post.

In all, I think that diet ia one of the things that can significantly improve health, the only problem for seb derm sufferers is that every food that causes hormone fluctiations and DHT production should be discontinued, and that can be hard if one is not motivated.

[irishgenes]

When I first went to the dermatologist for acne back in the 1960's, the first thing he told me is that junk food & chocolate didn't have anything to do with acne. He thought he was being very modern to dispel "an old wive's tale". Now it seems that "everything old is new again". Of course, you've got to have the wrong kind of genetics for this to be a problem, as my clear-skinned friends ate plenty of junk food.

Right now I am taking 320 mg. standardized saw palmetto extract twice a day to prevent conversion of testosterone to DHT. That does lower the greasiness significantly, but I've still got a sebaceous cyst on my scalp about the size of a half-dollar, though just barely risen up. I am tempted to take Accutane again because the cyst has flattened out to nothing when I had my 3 courses of Accutane in the past. I'm scared to have it cut out as they said it might leave a bald spot. I want to be ready to get IPL for my rosacea if and when I find a doctor nearby who knows what he is doing, so I've been afraid to take Accutane again. I wonder if the really low doses have any effect on post-IPL healing..

[Winnie M]

Hi irishgenes Hi Mads,

Diet is not an issue among those with the good or right genetics. Some people I know eat lots of deep-fried food, hot and spicy food etc but they still have healthy skin. Diet is an issue among people with the wrong genetics, junk food or certain foods just make the skin disorder worse.

In the past I ate tons of junk food, cut it down this year. I drank soy milk instead of milk for some time, now I am cutting soy milk off since I read certain info about soy milk. But sometimes I still like to have a chocolate bar (especially black chocolate) or desserts. You know the upside down spelling of desserts is stressed it makes us feel good; veggie chips and good bakery are tempting too

Best wishes, Winnie

[snwbdrloco84]

Honestly, I know that diet affects my skin condition, but it is sooo hard to stay on a healthy diet for more than a week. Even during that week, I see positive results. My goal would be to give up wheat, gluten, yeast, added sugar + artificial substitues, certain meats, etc... but it seems as if I can't for any significant amount of time. Generally, I eat healthy, but I binge maybe once a week. Cheese, chocolate, or whatever, I love them. I not naive enough to say it would cure my rosacea, but it would be beneficial to my overall health.

Ray

[Brady Barrows]

I posted on this on May 13, 2005 at this url >

http://tinyurl.com/bmogy

The above url refers to an article written Februay 19, 2003 in The Detroit News at this url >

http://www.detnews.com/2003/health/0.../h05-88521.htm

Here is one more article on the scientific link between diet and acne >

http://www.acne-answers.org/acne/acn...ific-link.html

I have been saying since January 1999 that diet has something to do with rosacea and have accumulated over 200 in my RDUSG who agree. However, most rosaceans prefer to ignore the rosacea diet connection and continue to enjoy whatever they want to eat and drink, taking IPL, prescription drugs, and whatever pill or topical they can find that will help control the mess on their faces.

There are no known clinical studies connecting diet and rosacea. However, one day maybe that will change.

[Kelli]

I jsut don't buy that my diet suddenly affected my skin. It was my hormones. Nothing changed in my diet and nothing has ever changed with my diet.

I don't drink milk at all, other than what I might get from ice cream or from a bowl of cereal. I was allergic to it as a child and was on soy until I was old enough to get off of it. I don't eat a lot of "junk food." Might not be the most healthy of foods, but it's not like I eat bon-bons for every meal. I'm not obese. I just don't see the connection with MY particular form of rosacea.

[Winnie M]

Hi group,

I am the only one with no photo here, haha. You all looking good! Ray and Brady even don't look like rosaceans, something must be working well for you.

Winnie

[Brady Barrows]

Hi group,

I am the only one with no photo here, haha. You all looking good! Ray and Brady even don't look like rosaceans, something must be working well for you. :D

Winnie

You want to see my rosacea photos?

http://tinyurl.com/9plh2

[snwbdrloco84]

Hey Winnie,

I wish my face looked that good, but in reality, it is pretty bad. That small photo was taken back in February of 2005 and I edited it somewhat in adobe photoshop. The healing blush in that program lets you copy some pixels from anywhere on your face and paste them anywhere, seemlessly creating a normal texture to your face. Enlarged pores/rosacea or whatever are a thing of the past when it comes to adobe. I bet Kelly can vouch for that b/c I saw her pictures after she used it or a similar photo editing program. Thanks for the compliment though . It is rather addicting... I will post some pictures soon.

Ray