Thursday, January 7, 2010

Dietary advice for Acne

Some time or other during their teenage more than 80 % of young suffer from pimple. Though Acne is mainly depend on hormonal regulation and body metabolism activity , food too have some amount of influence in causing Acne. Studies suggest that many acne sufferers are deficient in Zinc.

People can’t do much about the hormonal regulation but they do still can have active control over their food. Youngsters should cut down on refined carbohydrates found in sugary foods, fried & fatty food such as burgers, chips, salted snacks, soft drinks and confectionary . Instead of going for medical supplementation of Zinc one can avail the natural source of zinc like yogurt, skimmed milk, shellfish, nuts, skinless poultry etc.


Other foods youngsters should include more in their diet are Vitamin A which helps to maintain a healthy skin which is abundant in liver, eggs, dark green vegetables, spinach, carrots, orange fruits including papaya, mango & apricots.

People with acne should ensure that their diet contains plenty of polyunsaturated fats which also shows counteract to acne.