Acne & Your Diet Habit

Acne & Diet

Diet lifestyle may not be direct cause of acne, but however, it does have an indirect effect on acne. That is the reason why diet changes are recommended in conjunction to whatever else they are offering as a cure for acne. Difference individuals will have different impact on their acne growth although they may have adopt the same diet lifestyle. This is because everyone has their own metabolic rate and sensitivities.

For instance, from studies, it has been proven that those with high insulin resistivity are associated with high tendency for acne. Insulin is a hormone that regulates our carbohydrate metabolism, and contributes to both fat and protein metabolism in our body. Insulin is very important as it regulates the way our cells use the available energy in the bloodstream. Insulin induces the fat cells (adipose tissue) and liver to take in some of the glucose in the bloodstream and stores it as fat.

Individuals with high insulin resistivity do not respond positively to normal amount of insulin released in the body. Due to the regulation of blood glucose levels (that requires insulin), the pancreas starts to produce more insulin when the fat cells and liver do not respond. Blood glucose levels can steadily build up if the body still do not respond. High insulin levels may initiate high blood pressure, fluid retention, and can eventually lead to type 2 diabetes.

Poor quality carbohydrates such as white bread, sugar and sugary food may cause a problem to those with high insulin resistance. These carbohydrates are digested quickly and enter the blood stream almost rapidly. Insulin would normally trigger the body to remove those excess blood sugars into cells. The fat cells’ and liver’s high resistivity to insulin may result in those excess blood sugars to hang around longer in the blood, thus eventually causing the body to have high levels of insulin in the blood.

High levels of insulin can result in higher levels of male hormones to men and women alike. These androgen hormones increase the oil production of the sebaceous glands, which induces clogged pores and provides a breeding ground for the acne bacteria. Rationally, researchers then implicate high consumption of bread and cereals (and other refined carbohydrates food source) to the increasing acne outbreak among teenagers.

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