Skim Milk & Acne

April 22, 2008

According to the research of the Dr. Guy Websterthere is a positive association between intake of skim milk and acne found. This finding suggests that skim milk contains hormonal constituents, or factors that influence endogenous hormones, in sufficient quantities to have biological effects in consumers.

There have been a bunch of foods supposedly linked to acne (pizza, chocolate, French fries) in which the connection has proven to be unfounded, though diet does make a difference in overall health, so a unhealthy diet could possibly contribute to increased acne. Or not. It could just be the teenager’s own hormones and the part of time in their life when zits are just the norm.