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Lean red meat is not only important in helping to meet the nutritional requirements of rapidly growing teens; it may also have a role in helping them manage their acne.
Dr Neil Mann, Associate Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at RMIT University led this groundbreaking study which showed that a higher protein–low GI diet, which included lean red meat, reduced facial acne by 50 per cent after 12 weeks.
To read more about this exciting study download these articles:
- The effect of a higher protein, low glycaemic load diet vs a conventional, high glycaemic load diet on biochemical parameters associated with acne vulgaris. A randomised, investigator-masked, controlled trial. >Read more
- A low glycaemic load diet improves symptoms in acne vulgaris patients. A randomised controlled trial. >Read more
- Higher protein-low GI diet may help reduce the severity of acne – new report >Read more
- Diet & Acne >View (PDF, 692KB)
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Help turn the science into practical advice for your teen patients by ordering the Teenage Anti-acne Diet booklet or downloading the PDF. >View PDF (PDF, 970KB)
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References
Smith R, Mann N, Braue A, Makalainen H, Varigos G, ‘The effect of a higher protein, low glycaemic load diet vs a conventional, high glycaemic load diet on biochemical parameters associated with acne vulgaris. A randomised, investigator-masked, controlled trial.’ Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; 57(2): 247-256, 2007.
Smith R, Mann N, Braue A, Makalainen H and Varigos G. A low glycaemic load diet improves symptoms in acne vulgaris patients. A randomised controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 86(1):107-15, 2007.