Acne: The Role of Medical Nutrition Therapy Jennifer Burris, MS, RD, William Rietkerk, MD, MBA, Kathleen Woolf, PhD, RD, FACSM Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Volume 113, Issue 3, Pages 416-430 (March 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.11.016 Copyright © 2013 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow diagram of literature review processes evaluating the relationship between diet and acne. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013 113, 416-430DOI: (10.1016/j.jand.2012.11.016) Copyright © 2013 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Current research suggests diet influences acne development. Glycemic load (GL) and Dairy ingestion lead to changes in circulating hormones, binding proteins, and receptors, leading to increased cellular growth and sebum production and influencing acne development. IGFBP-3=insulin growth factor binding protein 3. IGF-1=insulin growth factor 1. SHBG=sex hormone binding globulin. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013 113, 416-430DOI: (10.1016/j.jand.2012.11.016) Copyright © 2013 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Terms and Conditions