Not pimples, no chocolate ?
According to several studies suggest that acne has a chocolate component.
The proof in numbers: almost 5 more pimples for students who ate a chocolate bar[1] !
Small squares, large effects
The culprits could be the flavonoids contained in cocoa whose effect would be PRO-inflammatory. These same flavonoids normally famous for their ANTI effects-inflammatory… All is not entirely clear about this cocoa effect. This that our Doctors can tell you, however, that the sugar and milk present in large quantities in some chocolates play an important role in the appearance of pimples.
Dark it’s dark, but there is hope
Not no panic, not all chocolates should be banned from your "SOS comfort" kit. The dark chocolate is the one that worsens acne the least[1].
The solution for adventurers: switch to 100% cocoa dark chocolate… but if you don’t like bitterness, change your milk chocolate or white (who between we n’is not really of chocolate but rather a bar of sugar) against dark (at less to 80%), will already help keep your spirits high without too many pimples !
This chocolate story is just a teaser-mouth of what you could learn by doing the diagnosis that our Doctors have prepared for you. So book a consultation and receive advice tailored to YOUR acne.
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[1] THE IMPACT OF CHOCOLATE CONSUMPTION ON ACNE VULGARIS, GREGORY R. DELOST, DO, MARIA E. DELOST, PhD, AND JENIFER LLOYD, DO, FAAD
[2] Association Between Dietary Practices and Acne in Young Adults; A Review
