Acne and Diet – Part 5 – Sugar

Acne and Diet – Part 5 – Sugar

Acne Diet and Sugar: The Sweet Poison

The average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar every 7 days, which isn’t surprising bearing in mind that highly refined sugars in the types of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being refined into so many foods for example bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, plus a plethora of microwave meals.

In the last twenty years, we’ve increased sugar consumption in America 26 lbs. to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year. Before the turn of this century (1887-1890), the typical consumption was only 5 lbs. per person per year!

In addition to the fact that sugar is known as a 100% pure substance with zero dietary value, up to date studies have visibly shown a relation between the ingestion of sugar and the exasperation of bad skin.

What happens when you eat refined foods?

Whenever you eat any form of refined carbohydrates (white sugar, white flour, white rice) here’s what happens. Right after you add that ‘sweet poison’ into the body, it quickly spikes up your blood sugar levels. Your body needs bring those levels down so it secrets a surge of insulin, other male hormones and an insulin-like growth factor called IGF-1.

The excretion of these hormones overwhelms your liver plus your internal system in general. The surplus of male hormones encourages skin to excrete large quantities of sebum oil: The greasy substance that encourages the p.acne bacteria to grow, resulting in the aggravation of the acne.

So now you know why white sugar is considered as a poison to the acne sufferer. Some food for thought, pardon the pun!

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