Food Myths in Acne
Food like oily food, chocolates, ice cream or any other food has no role in causing pimples.
The oily skin of the face is due to oil produced by the oily glands under the influence of the male sex hormone.
Consuming large quantity of chocolates, or eggs or oily food which has high glycemic index can aggravate the male hormonal activity thereby indirectly increases the Acne or pimples
Acne Facts
Moderate to severe acne is seen in the same families.
Acne is not a contagious disease.
Acne or pimples does not cause any health problems except it causes physical & psychological scars -mental agony.
What are the aggravating factors for Acne or pimples?
Acne increase during winter, decreases in summer or vice-versa.
Mental stress aggravates pimples.
Pimples increase few days before the menstruation in some females.
Oil massaging of the hairs & applying lot of oil & greasy materials to the hairs leads, to pimples over forehead & back.
Application of oily based creams, cosmetics, facials, beauty packs & home remedies aggravates Acne, as these products block the pores of the skin.
Pimples increases due to application of steroid creams over the face, or consuming steroid tablets/injections, oral contraceptives, cod liver oil capsules, & certain Anti-Psychotic, Anti-epileptic, Anti-Tuberculosis drugs
Pimples increases due to high glycemic index food like eating large quantity of chocolates or oily food or food rich in carbohydrates
Consuming whey proteins or eating lot of eggs in a day can aggravate Acne or pimples
In young girls due to bad life style like skipping breakfast, eating unhealthy food, lack of exercises leads to a hormonal disease called polycystic ovarian syndrome which causes Acne
Pimples appear over arms/thighs/abdomen in people working with oil & greases (Mechanics, cook etc)
In middle aged women, pimples increases due to internal hormonal problems-Adult Acne or Late Acne