Can Diet Cause Your Acne?

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CAN DIET AFFECT YOUR ACNE?
Solving this dilemma with a research-backed,
expert analysis.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Why your diet is important.
• What recent studies say about acne-diet
  relation.
• What is a high glycemic diet and how it relates
  to acne.
• A list of high glycemic foods to be careful of.
• Top low glycemic foods you should prefer.
• Conclusion

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Lets get started!
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IMPORTANCE OF DIET
Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your
food.
Says Hippocrates, the father of Modern
Medicine, about the role of diet in curing
diseases.
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RECENT STUDIES ON ACNE-DIET RELATION
Dermatologists can no longer dismiss the
association between diet and acne. Compelling
evidence exists that high glycemic load diets may
exacerbate acne. American Academy of
Dermatology
A systematic review in 2005 found no clear
evidence of dietary components increasing acne
risk. One small randomized controlled trial
showed that low glycaemic index (GI) diets can
lower acne severity. British Academy of
Dermatology
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WHAT IS GLYCEMIC LOAD?
Glycemic load (GL) accounts for how much a
certain food raises your blood glucose levels
after eating it
It is based on glycemic index (GI) which scores
foods on the scale of 0 to 100.
Higher Glycemic Load Greater risk of acne
aggravation.
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Now that youve known that a particular group of
foods can contribute to your acne, lets get
towards finding out those foods. Tables provided
at the proceeding slides will help you to
identify them.
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HIGH GL FOODS TO BE CAREFUL OF
FOODS GLYCEMIC LOAD (GL)
GRAINS AND RELATED PRODUCTS GRAINS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
White Rice (avg.) 43
Instant Oatmeal 30
Bagel 25
Cornflakes 23
Sweat corn on the cob 20
DAIRY FOODS AND PRODUCTS DAIRY FOODS AND PRODUCTS
Bagel (white, frozen) 25
Vanilla cake (Betty Crocker) 24
FRUITS FRUITS
Prunes 34
FOODS GLYCEMIC LOAD (GL)
Peaches (canned in heavy syrup) 28
Raisins 28
Apricot (canned in light syrup) 24
Fruit Cocktail (canned) 20
VEGETABLES VEGETABLES
Corn (yellow) 62
Baked russet potato 33
Sweet potato 22
Yam (avg.) 20


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LOW GL FOODS YOU SHOULD PREFER
FOODS GLYCEMIC LOAD (GL)
GRAINS AND RELATED PRODUCTS GRAINS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Barley 4
Pasta 7
Rice, Mung Noodles 8
Oatmeal 13
Brown Rice 16
DAIRY FOODS AND PRODUCTS DAIRY FOODS AND PRODUCTS
Yogurt 3
Dairy Milk 4
Ice Cream 7
FRUITS FRUITS
Grapefruit 3
Orange, Pear (avg.) 4
FOODS GLYCEMIC LOAD (GL)
Peach (avg.) 5
Apple (avg.) 6
Grapes (avg.) 11
Banana (ripe) 16
Dates (dried) 18
VEGETABLES VEGETABLES
Cabbage, broccoli (cooked) 0
Celery (raw) 0
Mushrooms, green beans, spinach 0
Carrots (avg.) 2
Green peas (avg.) , parsnips 4
Instant mashed potato (avg.) 17
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CONCLUSION

• Based on the mentioned studies, youve known
  that certain foods can affect your acne.
• Youve learnt what is meant by the term
  glycemic load.
• And what those high and low glycemic load foods
  are in particular.

So make to implement what youve learnt today,
and youll see positive results pouring in!
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