Ideal Diet To Prevent Acne

Why is this important?

Because acne is embarrassing, especially for an adult.

Long story short

It has found that acne is less about hormones and more about diet. Specifically, our Western diet is a big reason why people get acne, and a more “paleo” diet would prevent it.

Long story

For most people, acne is something of a rite of passage - a pockmarked face means that you’ve hit puberty and are on your way to becoming a man. That doesn’t make it any less embarrassing, but most of us just assume that it’s unavoidable. As it turns out, that may not be the case. According to University of Osnabrück researcher Bodo Melnik, it’s actually our love of pizza that gives us pizzaface.

Most people assume that androgen, the cocktail of male hormones present in both men and women (to varying degrees) that help usher us towards the age of legal bonin’, is what causes acne. While that definitely plays a part, Melnik says that something called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is the main culprit - while androgen levels remain high after puberty, IGF-1 levels drop off about the same time acne usually does.

Or it should, at least. The problem is that our Western diet, high in saturated fats, dairy and refined carbohydrates, can exacerbate and sustain IGF-1 levels such that acne comes on stronger and lasts longer than it should, even into adulthood. The solution? Unfortunately, your annoying paleo-dieter coworker may be onto something. Melnik cites several populations that eat paleo-style diets who also happen to be acne free.

The irony is that while most of us grew up being told that a poor diet causes acne, scientists have spent the past decade or so “debunking” the “myth.” While the old wives tales weren’t exactly on the mark (I recall fatty foods and chocolate as being no-nos, myself), but they weren’t entirely wrong. Rather than specific foods, dairy and foods high in saturated and/or trans fats should be avoided in general. Instead, the paleo-style diet recommended by Melnik includes lots of vegetables and low-glycemic fruits with plenty of fish rich in anti-inflammatory fatty acids. Reservatrol, a compound found in wines also helps, but then again that’s not particularly helpful for acne sufferers not old enough to drink.

Subsisting on a diet that’s good for you not only improves things on the inside of your body, but the outside as well. Crazy, right?

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