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.