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The relationship of diet and acne

Apostolos Pappas
Volume 1, Issue 5
September/October 2009
Pages 262 - 267

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Nutrition and diet are affecting overall health; that statement needs no particular citation as every nutritional textbook advocates for this. But can diet affect acne? Acne is one of the most common dermatological conditions, affecting millions of young adult worldwide. It is generally accepted that excess sebum, hormones, bacteria and hyper proliferation of follicular cells are the major etiologic factors for acne.


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Apostolos Pappas
The Johnson & Johnson Skin Research Center; CPPW, a division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.; Skillman, NJ USA

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