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Diet and acne

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RNSmith. et al. A low-glycemic-load diet improves symptoms in acne vulgaris patients: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jul;86(1):107–15.
RNSmith. et al. The effect of a low glycemic load diet on acne vulgaris and the fatty acid composition of skin surface triglycerides. J Dermatol Sci. 2008 Apr;50(1):41–52.
CAAdebamowo. et al. Milk consumption and acne in teenaged boys. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 May;58(5):787–93

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

Conventional doctors' advice that diet does not affect acne has been based on practically no scientific evidence at all.

Recent research, on the other hand, suggests there may indeed be some connection. This includes a new clinical trial in which a lower GI diet helped in the treatment of established acne.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 293 , August 2008, pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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