Adolescent Anti-Acne Diet Foods
- Although many dermatologists may not suggest diet as a treatment for chronic acne, there have been studies that suggest diet can help stabilize and control the amount and timing of breakouts. The "Dermatology Online Journal" performed a study on adolescent girls that discovered that the more milk a girl drank, the more they broke out.
Why would milk cause your skin to break out? Mostly because of the hormones with which cattle are injected. This also indicates that ingesting food containing excessive hormones such as poultry, beef and pork may trigger acne because it instigates the body to produce more testosterone, which then causes breakouts.
Other studies have uncovered that eating a lot of fats and trans fats often found in sugary foods or carbohydrate-packed foods like cookies, chocolate or chips can cause acne because they increase the glycemic load in the body. Staying away from foods high in sugar like candy, cereals, white bread or fatty and oily such as french fries, mayonnaise, and some salad dressings might help resolve an acne problem.
So what sort of diet should you stick to on an acne diet? The Main Meal recommends fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood and lean meats to help control hormonal imbalance and prevent acne. Soy and tofu products are recommended to replace most meat and milk products, and can be found in almost any grocery store. According to the "Australian Women's Weekly" the diet should be 30 percent fat, 25 percent protein and 45 percent carbohydrate. Dietary supplements such as flaxseed oil or vitamin A, zinc and green tea have also been said to help improve acne conditions, according to Cure-Guide.com. Vitamin A comes from fish oil and flaxseed oil is said to impart the same benefits, so can take either or with the zinc. It's recommended that you take 25,000 units of vitamin A twice a day or two tablespoons of flaxseed oil along with 50 mg of zinc. These supplements are available at any pharmacy, natural health food store or Whole Foods. - Good hygiene is just as important as your diet if not more so when it comes to acne. Wash your face with a mild soap and oil-free cleansing products. Don't use a washcloth on your face as the occurrence of rubbing may aggravate acne. Don't pop pimples; if you feel the need to, go for a professional facial so you won't be left with scarring.
Make sure you wash your face more than twice a day if you are working out or have occasion to touch your face or sweat a lot. Wash areas covered with any equipment with sports straps extra as sweat may have gotten trapped in those pours. Health24.com recommends wearing sporting equipment loosely so that it doesn't rub on your skin and cause acne. Also try wearing a light cotton shirt underneath any sports uniforms made of synthetic material.
