Can acne sufferers eat seafood? What are the dietary considerations for acne?
Can acne sufferers eat seafood? What are the dietary considerations for acne?
I'm Dr. Mengxue Chen, a dermatologist, and I hope my answers will give you some insight into your acne (pimples) treatment process:
Acne is closely related to somatic genetics, androgen-induced sebum secretion in large quantities, follicular sebaceous gland duct keratinization, Propionibacterium acnes colonization, inflammation, and immune response.
🌹 Can acne (pimples) patients eat seafood?
Answer: Eat more deep-sea fish such as cod, herring, salmon, etc. These fish are rich in unsaturated fatty acids omega-3, and consuming more omega-3 fatty acids has the benefit of reducing inflammatory factors, which can reduce inflammation in acne.
🌹 Acne (pimples) sufferers should eat less or none of the following diets.
1. Eat less or no sweets, chocolate, cheese, etc., because a high-sugar diet can promote acne by elevating serum insulin concentrations, inhibiting SHBG concentrations and elevating androgen concentrations;
2, eat less or no low-fat or skim milk, the reason is that many steroid hormones are present in milk, hormones play an important role in acne, because sebum production may be affected by androgens and hormone modulators more;
3, do not eat wine, strong tea, coffee, chili peppers, garlic, leeks, dog meat and other spicy and warm food.
🌹 Acne (pimples) sufferers should eat foods that contain vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B6 and zinc:
1, vitamin A can regulate the epithelium and follicle keratinization, you can eat more carrots, broccoli, cabbage, capers, spinach and so on;
2, vitamin B2 can promote the biological oxidation process in the cell, you can eat more eggs and green leafy vegetables;
3, vitamin B6 is involved in the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, you can eat more fish, beans and cabbage.
4, zinc-rich foods also have the role of controlling sebaceous gland secretion, such as oysters, sea fish, apples and so on.
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Eat as little as possible.
1, avoid eating fishy food.
Fishy food can easily cause allergies and aggravate acne, so that the chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands to expand and difficult to cure. Therefore, seafood such as sea fish, shrimp and other seafood and fishy foods such as beef, mutton and dog meat should be avoided.
2. Avoid spicy and warm foods.
Excessive consumption of spicy foods can stimulate the body to easily generate internal heat, and even cause canker sores, often leading to acne flare-ups. These foods such as wine, strong tea, coffee, chili peppers, garlic, leeks, dog meat, shrimp, etc. should not be consumed.
3. Avoid fatty foods.
High-fat diet will promote the secretion of sebaceous glands, and acne aggravation, such as butter, mutton oil, lard, peanut oil, Artemisia oil, soybean oil, beef, mutton, pork, eggs, fried foods, canned foods, pickled foods, processed meat foods, fatty meats and animal offal foods, cream products, instant noodles, etc. should not be consumed too much.
4. Avoid foods high in sugar.
Low-energy foods can quickly reduce the rate of sebum production, and the composition of sebum also changes, with the proportion of turtle shells increasing and the proportion of other components decreasing. Eating sweet foods can clog pores and increase oil secretion. Such as white sugar, brown sugar, honey, sugar cane, radish, rice, flour, sweet potatoes, dates, beets and sweet fruits should be eaten sparingly.
In addition, is sweet and warm food, such as pumpkin, taro Fang, longan, chestnuts, carp, chained fish, etc. should also be eaten sparingly. Seek
Therefore, acne sufferers should eat less sweet and sweet, fried and broiled, spicy, fatty and other high-calorie foods and sweet fruits to control sebum secretion and keep their skin in a healthy and healthy state.
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