I'm a 33 year old male and I've had acne since I was a teenager.
I recently read something about excessive consumption of iodine causing acne in ~ 7% of the population.
So, I decided to reduce my consumption of iodine and over the last 4 months my acne has been reduced significantly.
Sources of iodine:
Seafood
Iodized salt (and any foods that contain iodized salt)
Dairy products - whole milk, skim milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream
Bread
Egg yolks
Multi-vitamins!
Protein powders!
Potatoes
Cured meat (cold cuts)
Some foods that help prevent your body from utilizing iodine:
Unsalted peanuts
Soybean products
Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower)
Six months ago I was eating protein powder, multi vitamins, cured meat, bread, skim milk, yogurt and a lot of iodized salt pretty much every day. So I think I was getting too much iodine. I still get some iodine in my diet, but not nearly as much as before.
I'd like to see some people here try reducing iodine consumption to see if similar results are achieved.
I recently read something about excessive consumption of iodine causing acne in ~ 7% of the population.
So, I decided to reduce my consumption of iodine and over the last 4 months my acne has been reduced significantly.
Sources of iodine:
Seafood
Iodized salt (and any foods that contain iodized salt)
Dairy products - whole milk, skim milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream
Bread
Egg yolks
Multi-vitamins!
Protein powders!
Potatoes
Cured meat (cold cuts)
Some foods that help prevent your body from utilizing iodine:
Unsalted peanuts
Soybean products
Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower)
Six months ago I was eating protein powder, multi vitamins, cured meat, bread, skim milk, yogurt and a lot of iodized salt pretty much every day. So I think I was getting too much iodine. I still get some iodine in my diet, but not nearly as much as before.
I'd like to see some people here try reducing iodine consumption to see if similar results are achieved.