What are the taboos on the acne diet?

Foods with high GI, foods with high added sugars, skim dairy products, and other taboos that are commonly mentioned as "fat foods" mostly have individual differences and are not universal, so there is no need to be blind.

When I was attending a dermatology clinic, I met a girl who was in her second year of high school. She stayed up late every day to prepare for the art exam, and had to order a cup of full-sugar pearl milk tea with thick-cut fried yogurt for late-night snacks. When she arrived, her cheeks and jawline were all red with inflammatory cysts, and she even had several closed eyes hidden in her eyebrows. I didn’t give her any food at the time. After adding the new medicine, I first asked her to stop all sweet drinks and snacks with added sugar. She also changed from two boxes of skim milk a day to full-fat pure milk three times a week. After more than 20 days, she came for a follow-up visit. The redness, swelling and acne were almost 70% gone. The little girl herself was shocked and said that she would have known better that she would not have to spend so much money on Internet celebrity acne-removing essence. I once had a fitness friend who drank three bags of skimmed milk every day in order to reduce body fat. He developed a dense patch of cleft on his back. After switching to whole milk, within a month, the cleft on his back was completely gone.

In fact, the principle is easy to understand. If you eat something with a high GI, your blood sugar will rise quickly. Your body will secrete a large amount of insulin to suppress blood sugar, which will also stimulate the sebaceous glands to actively produce oil. It is like twisting an accelerating valve on the sebaceous gland faucet that is already dripping with oil. The oil will be blocked in the pores and mixed with old dead skin cells, which will make it easy to get acne. Many people say that they still get acne even if they don’t eat sugar at all. When asked about two big bowls of white rice and side dishes such as sweet and sour pork ribs and fish-flavored shredded pork, which are hidden high in sugar, in fact, the sugar intake has long been exceeded.

After talking about the minefields that must be avoided, let’s talk about the controversial items that everyone has been arguing about for several years. The first one is whether eating spicy food will cause acne. At present, there is really no clear research that can prove that capsaicin itself can aggravate acne. Many people break out after eating hot pot. The pot is not in the hot pot at all. When you eat hot pot, the ice cola, sour plum soup, a lot of butter in the bottom of the pot, and rock sugar for seasoning are the real culprits. I ate unsweetened vine pepper cold pot skewers last week, and nothing happened after eating them. Last month, I had butter hot pot at a party with friends, and I couldn't help but drink two cups of iced milk tea. The next day, two red pimples appeared on my forehead that were painful to the touch. The comparison should not be too obvious.

There are also commonly mentioned "hair-producing foods" such as seafood and beef and mutton. Unless you know that you get acne every time you eat certain foods, there is no need to avoid these foods. Many people who get acne after eating seafood are actually rashes caused by allergies to foreign proteins. They are not the same thing as acne. Don't blame others. On the contrary, the Omega-3 in deep-sea fish can also help fight inflammation and is good for treating acne.

If you really want to know how to find your own special dietary taboos, it is better to take a small notebook and write down what special foods you eat 2-3 days before each acne breakout. You can find out your tolerance level by trying it a few times. It is much more reliable than hearing what is said on the Internet and not eating anything. You can't even skip meals just to avoid acne, right?