20 Foods that cause Acne breakouts & make acne worse - Part 2
11. Dairy products
Dairy products like cheese, milk and
butter can keep your skin oil levels higher. These dairy products also trigger
acne building hormones. Access consumption of dairy products and especially
milk cream make you more prone to acne. Besides cow milk, you can consume
almond or coconut milk.
12. Italian Food and Pizza
Italian
food contains cheese, fat and large amount of carbohydrates, which stimulates
the amount of oil produced by our skin and excessive oil leads to blockage in
sebaceous glands.
13. Caffeine Drinks
Beverages
like pain killers, too much intake of green or black tea, coffee, sodas, chocolates & energy
drinks contains caffeine. Caffeine stimulates the adrenaline glands that
releases stress hormones which can raise the stress levels and stress in one of
the major cause of acne & pimples.
14. Sweet
Increased amount of sugar in your diet
can lead you to have more acne. Sugar is considered as pro-inflammatory
ingredient that increases the progress of inflammatory acne condition. To
reduce the occurrence of inflammatory process of acne, person must lower the
consumption of sugar. You can use honey, maple syrup or sweet fruits to satisfy
your sweet cravings.
15. Potato Chips
Each and
every food that is made from oil & starch is harmful for our skin and food
like potato chip, French fries leads to acne breakouts.
16. Processed/Refined foods
Processed or refined foods have high
glycemic index and more salt that increases the acne prone hormone levels.
Processed foods offer a good environment for acne causing bacteria to grow. So,
do not consume processed and fried foods too much. Avoid refined foods as much
as you can to reduce outburst of acne in even teenage years.
18. Coffee
A cup of aromatic coffee in the morning
makes your day more than just good, as well as it also say good morning to acne
breakout. Yes, research has proven that excess consumption of coffee can lead
to acne. It stimulates sebaceous glands and increases the process of
inflammation. So, you can replace your brewing coffee with green tea or yerba
mate as good morning beverage.
19. Diet soda
Artificial foods like diet soda and
other cold drinks increase the chances of having worse acne. It reduces the pH
levels in your body, and the production of sebum increases. It results into the
clogged pores and acne. To improve the alkaline environment of your body,
reduce the consumption of artificial foods for acne free skin.
20. Other foods to avoid
Pancake
Candies
Animal fat
Longan
Shrimps
Ice creams
Vegetable oils
Salty food
Gluten