Sugar and acne

aika ihmeellistä olisi jos mikään mitä laitamme suuhumme ei vaikuttaisi ihon kuntoon. Mulla tuo on toiminut paremmin kuin mikään lääke/ihonhoitoaine!!

Dietary Changes

Although topical treatments may produce quick results, they often have side effects, may dry out the skin, and don't address the root causes of acne. So, for a long-term strategy, it is better to treat acne from the inside out through dietary changes.

Since diet plays such a large part in acne problems, the first step to alleviate the problem is to make the necessary dietary changes. Without doing this, your chances of improvement are greatly reduced.

� A high-fiber diet of whole grain breads and cereals, bran, legumes (beans, lentils and split peas) and lots of fruits and vegetables is a good way to minimize eating the wrong foods. Often skin problems are rapidly improved when more fiber is added to the diet.

� Reduce your consumption of junk food and limit your total fat intake to no more than 20% of calories. Cut out hydrogenated oils.

� Eliminate sugars. Skin glucose tolerance is significantly impaired in acne patients.

� Eliminate refined carbohydrates.

� Reduce (or eliminate) milk consumption. The hormones contained in milk can aggravate acne.

� Avoid chocolate, tea, and coffee.

� Avoid foods containing trans fatty acids, as noted above under "Dietary Causes."

� Avoid fried foods.

� Eliminate sodas and artificial sweeteners.

� Eat foods with zinc

It is the male hormone, testosterone, which stimulates the production of the sebaceous glands in times of stress. This is why people often develop acne when under stress. Meat (including poultry) contains hormones and hormone-like substances which can affect the hormonal balance in the body. Beauticians have reported that women who regularly eat meat are more likely to suffer from acne and hirsuitism which they put down to the steroids and hormone levels in the meat.

(1) [The polycystic ovary syndrome and increased body mass]. Sindrom polikistoznyh iaichnikov i izbytochnaia massa tela. Alieva EA; Fanchenko ND; Pshenichnikova TIa; Parshutin NP; Gasparov AS; VetrM Acta Univ Palacki Olomuc Fac Med 1990, 126 p233-40
(2) J Rasmussen - Review - 'Diet & Acne' Int J Derm 16 (1977);488
J Fulton, 'The effect of chocolate on acne vulgaris' JAMA 210 (1969);2071

Niin eli itse olen syönyt jo ainakin 6 vuotta juuri kuten noissa ohjeissa neuvotaan mutta silti iho on mitä on. Syön sokeria tod. vähän, lihaa ehkä 2 kertaa/kk, hyviä rasvoja, kasviksia paljon jne... Eli ruoalla ei ole ainakaan minuun mitään vaikutusta. Mut toki jotkut siitä avun saa, ja hyvä niin =)