Sugar And Stress - Acne's Helpers

Even with the aging of the West basic research on the factors and causes of acne remains a hot field for doctors. Scientists are moving to reexamine hypotheses which have been around for many years. The most promising work has focused on a heretofore unexamined element of the standard Western diet: sugar. In the past various fatty acids have sometimes been thought to be the culprit, but not sugar. It may be that sugar itself is not implicated in acne. Sugar happens to belong to a class of nutrients - carbohydrates - which jack up your blood glucose level quickly. You might think this refers to foodstuffs with a high glycemic index. It does, but the glycemix index only refers to those foods that increase blood glucose quickly. Fact is any food that delivers a high dose of sucar can bring about an insulin spike and the increase of other hormones in your bloodstream. This can distress the body so much that it secretes a little extra oil on to the skin. Analysts tested this theory on several dozen male subjects, all of them with seriously bad cases of acne. For 90 days they gave a handful of unfortunate participants a "normal" diet - white bread, lots of sugar-filled cereals, and pasta, The others? They received a substantially healthier diet of whole grain bread, lean meats, fruit, and high protein shakes. So what happened? The acne dramatically diminished in the ones with the healthier diet. The control group given the high glycemic regimen - or as critics refer to it as SAD: "standard American diet" - saw no change in their acne severity. Also the guys on the healthy diet had decreased amounts of male hormones; free unattached male hormones are often considered among the leading sources of acne. Is it time for YOU to give up sugary sodas and cereals for clearer skin? There certainly is nothing to lose by giving this a shot. You might have the same results as those test subjects had. There is a catch though. Unfortunately only males were tested. Here is another nugget of insight lab geeks have come up with in their search for acne instigators. Suffering a breakout all over your face can jack up your level of general stress. What if the stress itself reinforces the acne that caused it in the first place? Now that is a vicious cycle. Now what is going on here? Not only have scientists done a study that makes the case for a stress/acne relationship, they've even identified a mechanism. About 100 high school students with moderate levels of acne were studied for a few months. Specifically the student's class schedules. Pop quizzes in fact. Seems the suprise of an impromptu quiz sent their anxiety levels up and caused statistically significant higher rate of acne breakouts. If you think about it why wouldn't stress or a sugary diet contribute to acne? These factors seem to affect just about everything health related in our lives; why would acne be different?. Until scientists come up with a wonder drug for acne, perhaps we should all just keep away from all the bane of a regular modern lifestyle.

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