Acne Control and Your Diet

Whether or not a person's diet affects your acne control program is one of life's greatest debates. There are as many people who claim a relationship exists between acne and diet as there are those who swear no such relationship exists. So which way of thinking is right? Will you really break out if you eat too much chocolate or too many greasy, high-fat foods?  Does milk really cause acne?  Can your acne control efforts offset a bad diet?  

Is the Great Debate Over?

As much as we wish it could be true, to-date there is no scientific evidence that links what you eat to the development of acne. Acne isn't caused by eating too much pizza or French fries or by drinking too much soda. Acne is caused by the oils that are produced by overly-active sebaceous glands beneath the skin, but these oils are very different from the oils that are used in food preparation. So next time your mother, friend or other family member tries to tell you otherwise, it's okay for you not to believe what they're saying.

If no relationship exists between diet and acne, how has this myth survived for so many years? Well many people simply believe it to be true. They believe that, in their own case, eating certain foods triggers acne outbreaks. If you too happen to think this is true, then you have every right to steer clear of the foods you've identified as acne catalysts. Doctors will tell you to avoid those foods that you think spell trouble, but that's as far as most will go when it comes to linking diet with acne.

Does It Pay To Watch What You Eat?

Even though there might not be a scientifically-proven connection between acne and food, there are many health- and nutrition-related reasons for limiting your intake of processed, fried, high-fat foods and those tasty sweet treats that are made from refined carbohydrates. Those types of foods have been proven to cause heart disease, a condition that is far more serious than acne. That reason all by itself should be enough to make every person, regardless of race, sex or age, change their eating habits.

What really happens when the body is fed a nutritionally-balanced diet is that it is more capable of performing at optimum capacity. When the body feels better, it acts better.  And then it's only a short time until it looks better too. To supplement your acne control program, go ahead and start adding more fiber, anti-oxidant-rich fruits and vegetables and complex carbohydrates to your diet.   

Your acne control efforts will reap benefits from this dietary change that you are sure to be pleased with.  You may also want to complement your healthier diet with a natural acne treatment program, like the ZENMED® Derma Cleanse® System.  With this combination, you just might find a glowing, blemish-free skin as your reward!