The Relationship of Diet and Acne
Assaedi, L., Al-Taisan, S., Alharbi, A., alsahli, A., Gaafar, R., Alsharif, S., Ayidh, F., alzahrani, A., Aljowaid, T., Ali A, A., Banjar, K., Allehyani, M. (2018). The Relationship of Diet and Acne. EKB Journal Management System, 70(3), 473-477. doi: 10.12816/0043490
Luai Mohammed E Assaedi; Saud Adel Al-Taisan; Abdulrahman Ghaeb Alharbi; Abdulaziz mohammed alsahli; Rawan Ahmed Gaafar; Somaya Khalid Alsharif; Faris Ali Nasser Ayidh; Ali Hassan J alzahrani; Toqa Eissa Aljowaid; Alfaifi Adel Ali A Ali A; Khadijah Salem M Banjar; Mazad Ali S Allehyani. "The Relationship of Diet and Acne". EKB Journal Management System, 70, 3, 2018, 473-477. doi: 10.12816/0043490
Assaedi, L., Al-Taisan, S., Alharbi, A., alsahli, A., Gaafar, R., Alsharif, S., Ayidh, F., alzahrani, A., Aljowaid, T., Ali A, A., Banjar, K., Allehyani, M. (2018). 'The Relationship of Diet and Acne', EKB Journal Management System, 70(3), pp. 473-477. doi: 10.12816/0043490
Assaedi, L., Al-Taisan, S., Alharbi, A., alsahli, A., Gaafar, R., Alsharif, S., Ayidh, F., alzahrani, A., Aljowaid, T., Ali A, A., Banjar, K., Allehyani, M. The Relationship of Diet and Acne. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 70(3): 473-477. doi: 10.12816/0043490

The Relationship of Diet and Acne

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 21, Volume 70, Issue 3, January 2018, Page 473-477  XML PDF (229.85 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0043490
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Authors
Luai Mohammed E Assaedi1; Saud Adel Al-Taisan2; Abdulrahman Ghaeb Alharbi3; Abdulaziz mohammed alsahli4; Rawan Ahmed Gaafar1; Somaya Khalid Alsharif1; Faris Ali Nasser Ayidh5; Ali Hassan J alzahrani6; Toqa Eissa Aljowaid7; Alfaifi Adel Ali A Ali A5; Khadijah Salem M Banjar1; Mazad Ali S Allehyani1
1Umm Al-Qura University
2Al-Ahsa (Al-Salmaniah PHC)
3Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal
4King Abdulaziz University
5King Khalid University
6King Abdulaziz University,Rabigh Branch
7Ibn Sina College
Abstract
Background: Earlier, medical literature replicated that diet was not a proven cause of acne. Nonetheless, studies in recent years have demonstrated a relation between certain dietary factors and acne. It is uncertain whether patients are aware of recent research findings.
Purposes: Acne patients were surveyed to explore beliefs concerning the relationship between diet and acne, to determine whether these beliefs translated into behavior change and to recognize health information sources.
Materials and Methods: Surveys were managed to 104 acne patients at King Abdulaziz Hospital  from March2016 till February 2017, with 98 completed in full and included in this analysis.
Results: of the 104 questionnaires administered, 98 were completed in full and were included in the analysis. The mean age of patients was 29 years (range, 15 to 45 years); 76 were female and 22 were male. Six respondents had an under-weight BMI of less than 18; 62 respondents had a normal BMI between 18–25; 26 respondents were overweight with BMI 25–30; and 4 respondents were  qualified as obese with BMI greater than 30. A majority,( 90 of 98 ) of respondents, was educated at the college level .
Conclusion: In this exploratory study, patients reported utilizing a diversity of information sources, a majority from the Internet. In those surveyed, there was a persistence of long-held belief that fried/greasy foods and chocolate may serve as acne triggers, and less belief in trigger foods supported by recent research, including refined carbohydrates and sugar. Given the multiplicity of beliefs and utilized sources among acne patients in our survey, there is a need to establish an up-to-date and reliable methods to educate patients the relationship between  diet and occurrence of  acne.
 
Keywords
Acne; foods; diet; Internet; dermatologist
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