1. Ingested food is absorbed and utilized by our body exactly in the same way it metabolizes oral medications. In other words, food is no different from any other drugs (treats hunger?) which can have both positive and negative effects on the body and its organs including skin! Now, my question is this, if certain medications can affect acne by worsening or improving it, why can food not affect acne? Is there any rationale or proof to counter this deduction derived from pure common sense?
2. Many medications used to treat diseases in the cattle are found in varying amounts in their yields: the milk and the meat. If such medications can worsen acne, it follows that milk/meat consumption could affect acne adversely!
3. Anabolic steroids are used(as injectables and in feeds) to increase the mass and bulk of meat and poultry. Naturally varying levels of these hormones are found in the final diary and butchery/poultry products. Steroids, both anabolic and corticosteroids, are known to induce and exacerbate acneiform eruptions, not only on the face, but also on the back and front of the trunk. So would not such diary, meat and poultry trigger acne eruption? Unless of course, we can prove that all such medications are completely destroyed during the pasteurization(milk) and cooking processes, which is highly unlikely!
