Many people wonder what the active cause for acne to occur on an individual really is a result of, and some people even attribute it to roasted peanuts. The truth is acne, pimples and blackheads can be caused by a variety of reasons. Your diet is really just a small piece of the acne causing problems. Other factors include exercise, cosmetics, diet, hormones, hygiene, medications, shaving and stress. The subject of this article, I will stick to the party food and how it can affect your resistance or encouragement of acne.
Studies show that diet does not play a role in the cause or the treatment of acne. But what is recommended for acne preventative care is a healthy diet with a vitamin regiment that should prevent any sort of zit or blackhead outbreak. Here's a list of healthy vitamins, minerals and other supplements that have been known and recommended to prevent and help conquer acne breakouts:
Vitamin A
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin C,
Vitamin E,
L-carnitine and
Zinc
In terms of diet, the following measures can be taken with the hope of preventing an acne outbreak or at least very advanced but minimizing pimples and blackheads. We recommend adding more fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts to your regular diet. This can be achieved by eating more salads, dried fruit and nut snacks and by drinking more juices.
It is recommended that you reduce your daily intake of carbohydrates caffeine, sugar and refined. There have been some clinical studies show that caffeine can increase the levels of stress hormones in your body, provoking or worsening acne conditions. This means that you should reduce your intake of tea, coffee, chocolate and other drinks containing caffeine. The same advice applies to sugar and refined carbohydrates. For example, white bread, rice, flour and pasta cause an insulin surge, resulting further in an excess of male hormones that stimulate skin to discharge lots of sebum, which leads to turn clogged pores allowing bacteria to grow and acne to appear.
Finally, it is advisable to reduce your intake of red meat and dairy products. Since both are more difficult in our body to digest and some researchers say that when the body makes a greater effort in the digestion of high levels of animal protein, waste products are not completely processed as usual, instead they can shed slowly, blocking pores, causing acne.
Hopefully these tips will help some power in your quest to stop the appearance of acne, pimples and blackheads. And remember it's not really been proven that roasted peanuts cause acne.