Diet and acne: A review of the evidence

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-347

  Spencer, Elsa H ^a   Ferdowsian, Hope R ^a,b   Barnard, Neal D ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Washington Center for Clinical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; CACAO; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ACNE VULGARIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63249083857     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04002.x     Document Type: Review

References (49)

1. White GM. Recent findings in the epidemiologic evidence, classification, and subtypes of acne vulgaris. J Am Acad Dermatol 1998; 39: S34-S37.
2. Lello J, Pearl A, Arroll B, et al. Prevalence of acne vulgaris in Auckland senior high school students. N Z Med J 1995; 108: 287-289.
3. Tan JK, Vasey K, Yung KF. Beliefs and perceptions of patients with acne. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001; 44: 439-445.
4. Smolinski KN, Yan AC. Acne update: 2004. Curr Opin Pediatr 2004; 16: 385-391.
5. Cunliffe B. Diseases of the skin and their treatment. Pharm J 2001; 267: 749-752.
6. Zouboulis CC. Is acne vulgaris a genuine inflammatory disease? Dermatology 2001; 203: 277-279.
7. Rigopoulos D, Gregoriou S, Ifandi A, et al. Coping with acne: Beliefs and perceptions in a sample of secondary school Greek pupils. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007; 21: 806-810.
8. Tallab TM. Beliefs, perception and psychological impact of acne vulgaris among patients in the Assir region of Saudi Arabia. West African J Med 2004; 23: 85-87.
9. Al-Hoqail IA. Knowledge, beliefs and perceptions of youth toward acne vulgaris. Saudi Med J 2003; 24: 765-768.
10. El-Akawi Z, Nemr NA, Abdul-Razzak K, et al. Factors believed by Jordanian acne patients to affect their acne condition. East Medit Health J 2006; 12: 840-846.
11. Ikaraoha CI, Taylor GO, Anetor JI, et al. Demographic features, beliefs, and socio-psychological impact of acne vulgaris among its sufferers in two towns in Nigeria. Online J Health Allied Sci 2005; 4: 1-6.
12. Green J, Sinclair RD. Perceptions of acne vulgaris in final year medical student written examination answers. Australas J Dermatol 2001; 42: 98-101.
13. Blau S, Kanof NB. Acne from pimple to pit [review]. N Y State J Med 1965; 65: 417-424.
14. Wolf R, Matz H, Orion E. Acne and diet [review]. Clin Dermatol 2004; 22: 387-393.
15. Magin P, Pond D, Smith W, et al. A systematic review of the evidence for "myths and misconceptions" in acne management: Diet, face-washing and sunlight [review]. Fam Pract 2005; 22: 62-70.
16. Kirk KM, Evans DM, Farthing B, et al. Genetic and environmental influences on acne in adolescent twins. Twin Res: Offic J Int Soc Twin Studies 2001; 4: 190.
17. Bataille V, Snieder H, MacGregor AJ, et al. The influence of genetics and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of acne: A twin study of acne in women. J Invest Dermatol 2002; 119: 1317-1322.
18. Walton S, Wyatt EH, Cunliffe WJ. Genetic control of sebum excretion and acne - a twin study. Br J Dermatol 1988; 118: 393-396.
19. Cordain L, Lindeberg S, Hurtado M, et al. Acne vulgaris: A disease of Western civilization. Arch Dermatol 2002; 138: 1584-1590.
20. Freyre EA, Rebaza RM, Sami DA, et al. The prevalence of facial acne in Peruvian adolescents and its relation to their ethnicity. J Adolesc Health 1998; 22: 480-484.
21. Bechelli LM, Haddad N, Pimenta WP, et al. Epidemiological survey of skin diseases in schoolchildren living in the Purus Valley (Acre State, Amazonia, Brazil). Dermatologica 1981; 163: 78-93.
22. Bendiner E. Disastrous trade-off: Eskimo health for white "civilization". Hosp Pract 1974; 9: 156-189.
23. Steiner PE. Necropsies on Okinawans. Arch Pathol 1946; 42: 359-380.
24. Kaymak Y, Adisen E, Ilter N, et al. Dietary glycemic index and glucose, insulin, insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3, and leptin levels in patients with acne. J Am Acad Dermatol 2007; 57: 819-823.
25. Khanna NV, Pandhi RK, Bhutani LK, et al. Acne vulgaris and diet. Indian J Dermatol, Venereol, Leprol 1991; 57: 48.
26. Bourne JA. Observations on acne, seborrhea, and obesity. Br Med J 1956; 2: 1268-1270.
27. Adebamowo CA, Spiegelman D, Danby FW, et al. High school dietary intake and teenage acne. J Am Acad Dermatol 2005; 52: 207-211.
28. Bett DG, Morland J, Yudkin J. Sugar consumption in acne vulgaris and seborrhoeic dermatitis. Br Med J 1967; 3: 153-155.
29. Adebamowo C, Spiegelman D, Berkey CS, et al. Milk consumption and acne in teenaged boys. J Am Acad Dermatol 2008; 58: 787-793.
30. Adebamowo C, Spiegelman D, Berkey CS, et al. Milk consumption and acne in adolescent girls. Dermatol Online J 2006; 12: 1-13.
31. Chiu A, Chon SY, Kimball AB. The response of skin disease to stress. Arch Dermatol 2003; 139: 897-900.
32. Robinson HM. The acne problem. South Med J 1949; 42: 1050-1060.
33. Smith RN, Braue A, Varigos G, et al. The effect of a low glycemic load diet on acne vulgaris and the fatty acid composition of skin surface triglycerides. J Dermatol Sci 2008; 50: 41-52.
34. Smith RN, Mann NJ, Braue A, et al. A low-glycemic-load diet improves symptoms in acne vulgaris patients: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2007; 86: 107-115.
35. Anderson PC. Foods as the cause of acne. Am Fam Physician 1971; 3: 102-103.
36. Fulton EJ, Plewig G, Kligman AM. Effect of chocolate on acne vulgaris. J Am Med Assoc 1969; 210: 2071-2074.
37. Gaul JE. Salt restriction in acne vulgaris. J Indiana State Med Assoc 1965; 58: 839-842.
38. Grant JD, Anderson PC. Chocolate as a cause of acne: A dissenting view. MO Med 1965; 62: 459-460.
39. Smith RN, Mann NH, Braue A, et al. The effect of a high-protein, low glycemic-load diet versus a conventional, high glycemic-load diet on biochemical parameters associated with acne vulgaris: A randomized, investigator-masked, controlled trial. J Am Acad Dermatol 2007; 57: 247-256.
40. Hartmann S, Lacorn M, Steinhart H. Natural occurrence of steroid hormones in food. Food Chem 1998; 62: 7-20.
41. Aizawa H, Niimura M. Elevated serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels in women with postadolescent acne. J Dermatol 1995; 22: 249-252.
42. Cara JF. Insulin-like growth factors, insulin-like growth factor binding proteins and ovarian androgen production. Horm Res 1994; 42: 49-54.
43. Zouboulis CC, Xia L, Akamatsu H, et al. The human sebocyte culture model provides new insights into development and management of seborrhea and acne. Dermatology 1998; 196: 21-31.
44. Costello M, Shrestha B, Eden J, et al. Insulin-sensitising drugs versus the combined oral contraceptive pill for hirsutism, acne, and risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and endometrial cancer in polycystic ovary syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007; 24 (1): CD005552.
45. Lucky AW, Biro FM, Simbartl LA, et al. Predictors of severity of acne vulgaris in young adolescent girls: Results of a five-year longitudinal study. J Pediatr 1997; 130: 30-39.
46. Kaaks R, Bellati C, Venturelli E, et al. Effects of dietary intervention on IGF-1 and IGF-binding proteins, and related alterations in sex steroid metabolism: The Diet and Androgens (DIANA) Randomised Trial. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003; 57: 1079-1088.
47. Tymchuk CN, Tessler SB, et al. Changes in sex hormone-binding globulin, insulin, and serum lipids in postmenopausal women on a low-fat, high-fiber diet combined with exercise. Nutr Cancer 2000; 38: 158-162.
48. Simopoulos AP. Essential fatty acids in health and chronic disease. Am J Clin Nutr 1999; 70 (Suppl.): 560S-569S.
49. James M, Gibson RA, Cleland LG. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammatory mediator production. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 71 (Suppl.): 343S-348S.