| "Are you going to eat that ice cream, French fries and | | | | a high caloric diet and "being too short for your weight" |
| that pizza? If you want your acne to clear up you | | | | will most certainly cause emotional stress. The |
| really shouldn't eat them.", says your mom or dad. Ever | | | | consumption of foods high in fat and sugar also |
| heard something like that from a family member of a | | | | prevent the brain from functioning at optimum levels |
| friend? Are they right? Do greasy foods like French | | | | and any time someone is unable to think clearly stress |
| fries, potato chips and pizza cause acne breakouts? | | | | will result. |
| Researchers to this day state that in all their research | | | | When the mind is clouded your thoughts can wander |
| there is no direct connection to food choices except | | | | and you may begin to imagine things that are not real. |
| for one particular food group. The dairy food group | | | | For someone who is already prone to thoughts that |
| has shown to precipitate or cause acne flare ups: milk, | | | | are melancholy and perhaps a bit paranoid this will |
| cheese, yogurt, ice cream and others. The reasons for | | | | cause a lot of stress. Stress elevates hormone levels |
| this are not fully understood but it might have | | | | in the body and this triggers excessive sebum |
| something to do with hormones since hormones are | | | | production. In particular, this is bad for teenagers with a |
| the main culprits for acne breakouts. | | | | bad acne situation. Young adults and adults that are |
| When these particular hormone (androgen) levels | | | | also predisposed to acne breakouts are also likely to |
| increase in the body the production of sebum | | | | experience more acne flare ups from high stress |
| increases. This excess sebum then mixes with dead | | | | levels. |
| skin cells and plugs the hair follicle causing a whitehead, | | | | To conclude, it's true that greasy, oily foods with the |
| blackhead or even just a good ole red bump. | | | | exception of dairy products do not cause acne |
| Perhaps food does not cause acne breakouts with | | | | breakouts. Food can however have an affect on our |
| the exception of dairy products but it is scientifically | | | | mind and hinder our ability to think the right thoughts |
| proven that stress does cause acne breakouts. | | | | having a negative impact on our emotional status and |
| Therefore it would be prudent to consider how food | | | | stress levels. It has been validated scientifically that |
| affects our stress levels. Foods that are high in fat and | | | | stress causes acne by hormonal changes stimulating |
| sugar have a number of negative effects upon the | | | | sebum production. |
| body and mind. Gaining weight is one of the results of | | | | |