ACNE and DIETS.doc

ACNE and DIETS Much has been said about our diet and acne. Most of it is nonsense. Giving up chocolates or fried food will not clear acne. 关于青春痘和我们日常饮食的关系各种言论都说的很多，（什么太油腻太辛辣啊，肠胃聚集了毒素啊，发物燥火的东西吃多了啊），但大部分的说法都是扯淡的，即使你放弃了巧克力和油炸食物也不足以清理掉你的痘痘 However, acne is caused by the western diet in its entirety. When young people migrate from the Third World to the Western World and start eating western food, they get acne. 可是，完全西方化的饮食引发了痘痘的发生，当一个饮食匮乏的第三世界国家（反正就是南亚，非洲这类国家的人）移民到了西方社会，然后开始吃各类爽暴了的西方食物，他们就开始满脸爆痘的抓狂历程了！！ Recently, studies in Australia have demonstrated that acne will improve if the diet is modified. In brief, high glycemic index foods have to be reduced, as does consumption of dairy products, fats and processed foods. Protein content has to be increased. 最近澳大利亚的研究论证了当饮食调整后确实能改善痤疮。简单说，就是降低高血糖生成指数食物，同样，降低乳制品，脂肪和精加工食物。增加蛋白质类食物。 The diet is available from the Australian Women’s Weekly via the internet. 信息来源：澳大利亚女性周刊网站 How does the western diet cause acne? Here is a synopsis of the current theory. 为啥西式的饮食会导致痤疮的发生？这儿有个现代理论的摘要 Acne is a disease of sebaceous glands (oil glands). Androgens make them enlarge and function. Acne develops at puberty when: 痤疮是一种皮脂腺的疾病，一般是雄激素促使皮脂腺增殖和产生分泌功能。当人处于青春期的时候痤疮就会发生： The duct of the gland is blocked because skin cells stick together (abnormal keratinization). 皮肤细胞口子粘连到了一起导致皮脂腺管口阻塞（皮肤角化异常） Oil (sebum) builds up and bacteria proliferate in the plugged gland. The bacteria alter the composition of the oil and make it more likely to cause inflammation. 皮脂分泌出来后，细菌在皮脂中大量的增殖，细菌在油中改变了油脂的成份，导致油脂容易刺激并诱发炎症 The glands rupture, oil gets into the skin and causes inflammation. 皮脂腺膨胀破裂后，游离的脂肪酸进入皮肤导致炎症产生 The western diet is high in calories and a large portion of these are derived form high glycemic index (GI) foods. In the USA, 47% of the energy intake is high GI foods. A recent US survey found that 54% of women aged more than 25 years had some degree of acne, while 40% of men in this age group were affected. 西方的饮食结构含有高热量值，其中