Been there done that, no work. And accutane works by stopping oil production, no oil production = no acne because oil can't build up and get stuck and bacteria can't thrive

BUT I have to admit that you can stop acne by making adjustments to diet ---> stop eating, and when you die in starvation you don't get acne no more. You can rest happily ever after acne free.

Been there done that, no work. And accutane works by stopping oil production, no oil production = no acne because oil can't build up and get stuck and bacteria can't thrive

BUT I have to admit that you can stop acne by making adjustments to diet ---> stop eating, and when you die in starvation you don't get acne no more. You can rest happily ever after acne free.

Oil doesn't cause acne, just exacerbates it. There are many oily skinned people with clear skin and many dry skinned people with acne. The quality of sebum i.e. sticky is a bigger factor than the volume. Either way, sebum composition & volume are both affected by diet. As are the many other factors involved in acne formation.

Also, I took 2 courses of accutane. Did nothing for me except give me chapped lips. Diet changes, on the other hand, cleared my skin & keeps it clear.

And for a hell of a lot of people accutane only helps temporarily. Hence the many 'about to start accutane for the second, third, fourth, etc time' threads over in the accutane board.

Also, the diet changes that clear skin also prevent, reduce or even reverse the many lifestyle caused health conditions our sickly culture suffers from. It does nothing but good. Accutane, antibiotics & other acne drugs do harm. As do most of the other drugs taken for lifestyle caused diseases.

What I'm aiming for is finding the ultimate CAUSE, not the effect, and then putting in acne sufferers hands to choose how to deal with it. Yes, acne thrive with increased oil production (effect), but why did sebum increase abnormally in the first place? (Cause).

The ultimate cause, in my opinion, involves the genetic tendency towards hyperproliferation of skin cells and the linoleic acid deficiency in sebum found in problem-prone skin of all sorts in all mammals. Both of which can be improved with diet habits that include the avoidance of high glycemic impacting meals/drinks/snacks.

Yes, the connection between sugar/insulin & acne is basic, but only one f many ways diet affects acne.

Also Most people merely need to avoid high glycemic lad meal habits. Also, there are many factors that affect how well you metabolize sugars and therefore how strict your diet needs to be. Re, muscle, physical activity, stress, nutrients, etc.

If I had to give it a percentage I'd say 90-95% carbs are the main contributor to my acne problem. Went atkins, low calorie, paleo, all improved but never completely cleared. I believe insulin levels seems to interfere with normal sebum secretion or sebum composition in the sebacious gland.

I think if we understand why sugar metabolism defer from one person to another we could solve this puzzle for good.

Yes, of course insulin affects sebum production by elevating hormones. Also affects hyperproliferation of skin cells by elevating IGf1 levels. And increases inflammation levels.

I listed several of the reasosn sugar metabolism differs from person to person in my post above. But that isn't the difference between people who don't get acne & people that do. Your clear skinned friends that eat crap don't necessarily metabolize sugar any better than you do. And they are doing harm to their bodies and headed towards disease & a lifetime of drugs like the majority of our population.

The differences between us & them include genetic tendencies towards hyperproliferation of skin cells & linoleic acid defficiency in sebum.

There is, in fact, proof that lowering androgens AND addressing insulin resistance can result in less acne. An excellent supplement that decreases testosterone while also regulating blood sugar is inositol. Some people, especially women with PCOS, cannot produce adequate amounts of inositol internally and are thus deficient in this useful vitamin (more like a pro-hormone in my opinion). And, as a vicious cycle, glucose inhibits inositol in sensitive individuals. e.g. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2104641

Some people get acne while others don't due to several genetic tendencies which include tendencies towards hyper-proliferation of skin cells, linoleic acid deficiency in sebum, different species of p Acnes, etc.

It isn't about insulin. that just exacerbates many of the factors that lead to acne in those with the genetic tendencies.