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How does sugar affect acne? And how are those sugary substances any better than other sugary substances?

• iopq 12y ago
  It doesn't, and they're not. But it's possible he lowered his intake of things like soybean oil by not eating sugar.
  • fredsted 12y ago
    My acne also disappeared when I cut all carbs for a diet.
    • iopq 12y ago
      Not the same as cutting out just sugar. If you cut out sugar and pig out on bagels, what did you really gain?
• alashley 12y ago
  I break out in pimples any time I eat sugary, carb-rich foods. A few weeks without these foods, and I have no issues at all.
• pjbrunet 12y ago
  Repeated exposure to certain things cause an allergic reaction. Acne, fatigue, headaches, allergies come in many forms. I can't say for sure it was the sugar. All I can tell you is, I gave up sugar. (And other things, keep reading.) You come up with an educated guess and test it. In the case of the food allergist, he generally knew what foods caused acne problems for other people. Basically, you're using the process of elimination combined with an educated guess. If you completely eliminate sugar from your diet and you still have acne--then you know sugar isn't the problem. (I went to a dermatologist first, tried a number of prescriptions--no effect.) The food allergist worked. The food allergist explained, it's not the sugar by itself. The sugar is one component of a reaction, creating conditions for the acne. At the same time as giving up sugar, I also gave up dairy and yeast/bread. Maybe extreme but it worked. I went about two years without dairy! No ice cream, no cheese! Lots of salads and oatmeal LOL.