Could Milk Be Causing Your Acne? »
Posted By Shannonyork 6 months ago in StyleThe Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology proposes that drinking milk may increase the risk of acne in teenagers.
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tkyrchncs6 months ago
This is pretty bogus. There is a correlation between drinking skim milk and acne, but not so much 2% or whole milk, or other dairy products? It seems likely to me that some other factor common to those who drink skim milk (why? YUCK-blue milk!) is likely to be the culprit, since other milk products contain the same stuff as skim milk. Since childhood I have had a 14 oz glass of milk every morning, and up to age 18 I had the same with every meal, and no acne.
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quackpot6 months ago
The correlation with fat content is poor, so the fat is unlikely to be the important component. Also, skim milk appears to be a greater contributor to acne than whole milk.
The authors of the study suggest that "hormones and bioactive molecules" in milk may be important, but offer no data to support this supposition.
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quackpot6 months ago
There has never been much scientific support for a relationship between chocolate and acne. This is more of an old wives tale.
You might be interested in seeing "A systematic review of the evidence for 'myths and misconceptions' in acne management: diet, face-washing and sunlight" http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/22...
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quackpot6 months ago
jayne,
As far as the chocolate is concerned, you might take a look at the reference that I provided.
As far as the milk is concerned, there have been several studies showing a correlation between eating dairy products (not just milk) and acne:
--Reports based on the large scale Nurses Health Study
--A fairly large study showing such a correlation in adolescent girls
--A fairly large study showing such a correlation in adolescent boys
These reports have been published in high quality medical journals, and several have been done by a group at Harvard Public Health.
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AzzidReign6 months ago
Milk is straight up bad for you anyways. Everyone thinks it's good for you but if you drink 2 glasses of milk a day, you increase your chances of getting many cancers/diseases...especially prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women (more then 30% increase chance). Why does it cause this? Because it makes your stomach acid more acidic. If you look into the affects of low PH in your stomach, you'll find that you are more susceptible to disease and cancers.
Everyone thinks it's good for your bones...it's actually quite bad. It contains phosphorus and if you know anything about phosphorus, it leaks the calcium from your bones. On top of that, the chemicals they put in and the bacteria that remains in it keeps your body from uptaking any nutrients from the milk so there is no nutritional value to it.
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