Have You Tried The Acne Free Diet?

By Mary Basiadima, 2 October 2014

For many years researchers and skin specialists believed that there was no connection between diet and skin health. was caused by hormones or by poor and a whole host of other outside elements.

research into acne causes

However, in recent years more and more evidence is coming to light regarding diet and skin health. A recent study by RMIT University in Australia and the Department of Dermatology at the Royal Children’s and Royal Melbourne hospitals has turned up some compelling evidence to indicate that diet plays an enormous role in the health of our skin.

diet and acne

Part of the study pointed to the unarguable fact that whilst acne is very prevalent in Western societies it is practically non-existent in more traditional communities; hunter gatherers are rarely reported to suffer from acne and Eskimo communities who eat seasonal and caught foods only began to suffer from acne in the 1950s…when American companies began working in their land and employed many locals. This led to those employees and their families suddenly chancing their dietary habits and within 15 years acne had reared its ugly head.

Those dietary changes were of course the inclusion of processed foods and much more sugar than these people had ever before been exposed to.

What is acne and what causes it?

Before the acne diet is discussed, it is important to fully grasp what acne actually is…it’s not just a breakout of spots or pimples which is something which many teenagers and even people in their 30s are prone to now and then.

Acne is a chronic skin condition where the spots, pustules and cysts are more extreme and they don’t only affect the face but can appear on the back and shoulders as well as the neck.

Acne can be painful as well as unsightly and at a time when a young person wants to feel their best, it is a particularly cruel condition