The 5 Causes of Acne and the 1 You Can't Control

Acne can be an extremely embarrassing condition, worse as the usual onset - and height - of the condition is generally around the teen years when people are their most self-conscious. There are many misconceptions about the causes of acne but few people know the truth. Chocolate has not been scientifically proven to cause acne although diet can be a factor.

Heredity

Acne is believed to be hereditary. Those with a family history of the skin disease are more likely to develop acne earlier in life and have more lesions than others.

Drugs

Anabolic steroids or prolonged methamphetamine abuse has been known to be one of the possible causes of acne. Similarly, other amphetamines have also been known to contribute to acne when abused in a chronic manner.

Hormones

Hormones contribute in a significant way to acne which is likely why acne appears around the pubescent age. When young teens are going through puberty, especially teen boys, there is significantly increased hormone activity. This leads us into the next cause of acne.

Stress

Although for a long time whether or not stress was one of the causes of acne was hotly debated, there have now been several studies that have shown a direct connection between the level of stress a person was under whether or not they had acne - or at least shown that stress can cause 'flare ups'. This, along with hormones could be a major indicator of why most acne cases are found in those in their young teen years.

Diet

Milk, carbohydrates and a lack of vitamin A and vitamin E could be three major causes of acne. There was a long-held belief that diet had nothing to do with acne, but it has recently been proved that these earlier studies were flawed and that this is in fact a direct link between diet and acne - just not with acne and chocolate. So rest assured, you can eat chocolate without having to worry about breakouts.

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