Westerners have a problem many primitive cultures did not: Acne. So what is it about our lifestyle that causes acne? Arguably our hygiene is much better than our ancestors. Could it be something we're putting in our bodies?? Listen in and find out.

Show Notes:

1:40 - Structure of skin and how acne can form - https://qima-lifesciences.com/en/acne-vulgaris-symptoms-treatments/

2:23 - Different types of acne - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/acne#:~:text=Acne%20is%20a%20disorder%20of,Acne%20is%20very%20common.

4:29 - A low-glycemic-load diet improves symptoms in acne vulgaris patients: a randomized controlled trial - https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/86/1/107/4633089

5:47 - Androgens are known to increase sebum production - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/exd.12291

8:03 - Predictors of severity of acne vulgaris in young adolescent girls: results of a five-year longitudinal study - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002234769770307X

9:38 - DHEA and it's androgenic potency - https://pediatric.testcatalog.org/show/DHES1

10:40 - Dietary Fat and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intakes during Childhood Are Prospectively Associated with Puberty Timing Independent of Dietary Protein - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/2/275