Show 17 Doctor Doctorin in the Kitchen 0 v by W WW W Bauer M MD D Consultant National Dairy Council DIET AND ACNE One of thIS the points that is al a ways stressed for medical stu- stu students students dents Is that where there are many varieties of treatment for any condition it is a reasonable supposition that none of them is highly successful If one were the others would be forgotten So it goes with acne the plague of youth This skin disease so dis common in adolescent boys and somewhat less so in girls is not really a skin disease I It is a general condition mani mani- manifesting festing itself most annoyingly in inI inthe inthe the skin eruption It is essen I a product by-product of the changes inherent in moving into manhood or along the way to womanhood Glands Active At this time the glands of internal secretion are especially active In guiding the maturing of the body and the of the adult pattern of sexuality Among other glands stimulated are those of the skin especially the oil or sebaceous glands There is no need to describe acne Everyone knows what it looks like and how it acis acts The question is what to do about it The usual answer out grow it is met with the scornful rejoinder Yeah but Ive I've got a date this Saturday night And who can blame the guy or the gal Among other forms of treat treat- treatment ment has been an effort or many I efforts to control acne through diet Usually the result is that I I a good diet Is little or no help but an unbalanced diet makes makel matters worse Suspected food are the fatty bUy ones the fried ones the chocolates ones and th sweet ones But take out these foods from the adolescent diet and what have you got gat got revolution Distorted report Report A recent report acne to milk w was s based on people who drank up to foul fou quarts of milk a day to the detriment of the well well diet which they should have had Their acne was blamed on the I milk It should have been blames on the quarts No one recommends recommends mends such excess excessive ve use of Ont am food I like the advice given in th the Diet Manual of the Nutrition Department De Department the Presbyterian Has Hos Hospital pital New York City which say in effect that the best diet fo for persons with skin disorders i k kone one which is nutritionally ade adequate adequate quate in which the four basic bash food groups are represented ed I Meat eggs fish poultry mm mill milland and dairy products fruits an vegetables and whole grain rn OJ enriched cereal products Nc single food or group predominates predominates ates in all allergic disorders anc anca anca a good diet accomplishes more mOrl than hit hit elimination 0 specific foods As to the rest of the treat treatment treatment ment let Jet your doctor decide And dont don't pick the pimples |