ABSTRACT

After the publication of a few landmark studies in the 1960s concluding that

there is no relationship between diet and acne, the dogmatic teaching among

dermatologists was as such for the next several decades. Interestingly, during this

time of skepticism, the perception of a relationship between diet and acne per-

sisted among patients across the world (1-3) and even among young medical

school graduates (4). In the last 5 to 10 years, several compelling studies have

introduced some intriguing new evidence supporting the link between diet and

acne. Here we present the most up-to-date and strongest evidence regarding a

relationship between acne and the intake of carbohydrates, dairy, o-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, zinc, vitamin A, and iodine.