What Are Some Myths About Acne?
The Nurses Health Study II, mentioned earlier, found that women who consumed two or more daily servings of skim milk were 44% more likely to say that a physician had diagnosed them with severe acne during their teen years than those who drank one or fewer servings per week. The researchers conducting the study hypothesize that the association is caused by the hormones naturally present in milk. However, they also recommend that readers await the outcomes of further studies before dramatically changing their milk consumption habits.Another literature review conducted in 2005 explored the popular perceptions that diet and hygiene are strongly associated with the causation and exacerbation of acne and that sunlight improves acne. At the end of the study, the researchers concluded that based on the present state of the medical evidence (or lack thereof), clinicians cannot assure patients that either diet or hygiene causes or exacerbates acne or that sunlight exposure improves acne.Now, let
