Diet and acne: a review of the evidence
@article{Spencer2009DietAA, title={Diet and acne: a review of the evidence}, author={Elsa H Spencer and H. Ferdowsian and N. Barnard}, journal={International Journal of Dermatology}, year={2009}, volume={48} }
Pharmaceutical acne treatments are costly and have potentially severe side-effects. Adolescent acne is typically the result of clogged, infected, pilosebaceous follicles. Adults may experience fewer comedones and more inflammatory lesions. 1 Normally, sebum travels up the follicle to the skin surface. Hormones may increase sebum production and cause follicular cells to hyperproliferate and block the follicular opening, forming a comedo. 4 Complete follicle blockage results in closed comedones… Expand
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