Doctors Say Those Lists Of 'Foods For Clear Skin' Are Total Bull

We want clear, glowing skin as much as anyone else. The internet and magazines will tell you how to eat your way there with chia seeds, oily fish, mushrooms and complex carbs.  But here’s the problem: It is not possible to directly improve your complexion through diet, according to Jon Hanifin, MD and professor of dermatology at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine.  “I don’t know why anybody would be advertising foods to eat for glowing skin,” Hanifin told HuffPost. “I have a feeling that maybe this comes from people trying to sell health supplements.” There is indeed research about the effect of food on your skin, and some of it is supportive. For example, a 2007 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that men and women over 40 years old with higher levels of vitamin C intake had fewer wrinkles and less skin dryness. Another study published in the journal Experimental Dermatology found that people with severe acne had lower levels of vitamin E and vitamin A than their clear-skinned control group. The study was small, just 100 participants. And yet, it’s research to run with: Suddenly we’re being told that to clear acne, we should eat sunflower seeds, which pack a punch of vitamin E in every serving. Or we’re encouraged to start eating more citrus to load up on vitamin C and become wrinkle-free.  But dermatologists remain skeptical.  &ldqu...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news