Diet and the correlations of acne developments

Fascinated by how human body system and how it makes us feel, I am a student for a Bachelor of Health Science in Dermal Therapies. Sounds fancy right?! Put simply, I will be a qualified skin clinician, and I can wait to for you all to chat me in my private clinic in the near future.

I’ve spent a fait bit of time looking at balanced approaches to food in the quest for optimum health.

In my very first post, I will give you a bit of insight in keeping a balance of food and to get the best of them and keeping you looking good inside out all year long.

Acne as we have all familiar with, is a distressing and common skin condition, on this post I will inform you the importance of eating nutritious food will make a significant difference exteriorly and interiorly. The right daily intake of food will be reflected subconsciously on your skin. Hence, diet is one of the reasons for the acne development. Nowadays, with the influences of Western's diet, which is diet that are high in dairy products, calories, glycemic, and meat intakes has shown some positive results in the development of acne.


Food with high glycemic index is considered as bad in your body as it escalates your glucose blood levels and stimulates increased glucose-dependent insulin signaling. Thus, the high glucose level takes control of your body and makes everything sucks. Food that are considered to be high in Glycemic Index (GI) are potatoes, white bread, short grain rice and it is advisable to be avoided on a regular basis. Whilst the healthier substitutions are fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish and seafood.

Dairy products especially cow's milk is high in milk protein and it is naturally contained of growth hormones (oestrogen's, progesterone, androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate and 5a-reduced steroids) and anabolic steroid which contribute to the development of acne and comedones (which neither of us want!).

Acne is developed through the increase of the dry skin, and also to stimulate oil productions. Whilst, the alterations of oil productions commence the synthesis of adrenal androgen hormones which causing acne development. Basically, our skin surface is dry but our skin underneath working really hard to produce unnecessary oil to sit on top of our skin.


On the other side, low glycemic-index foods have shown mesmerising results to reduce the level of androgen hormones and to correlates to reduce the formation of acne lesions.

On a contrary, diet with low GI will result in reduction of pores' size and inflammation. According to a credible study research, daily diet with high intake of GI is the main cause of adult acne.

Nevertheless, the high intake fat and fatty acids also affect the formation of acne lesions and the severity of the condition. Omega-6 fatty acids have pro inflammatory ability and their mediators have been closely associated with acne developments, while omega-3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties and may be associated with a reducing acne severity by decreasing follicle inflammation.

In other words, the right and moderate consumption of food will nourish your inner and outer body images. So guys, it is your decision to start making a significant change in your life by starting a little each day and the end of the road you will be mesmerised with what you've achieved. Good luck and see you all on the next post!

Love, Claudia xx

Reference list:

Romańska-Gocka, K., Woźniak, M., Kaczmarek-Skamira, E., & Zegarska, B. (2016). The possible role of diet in the pathogenesis of adult female acne. Advances In Dermatology & Allergology / Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii, 33(6), 416-420. doi:10.5114/ada.2016.63880.

Rezaković, S., Bukvić Mokos, Z., & Basta-Juzbašić, A. (2012). Acne and diet: facts and controversies. Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica: ADC, 20(3), 170-174.