Yes. In fact, a high percentage of breakouts are caused by certain foods we eat.
Some myths about acne are false (like oily foods), but some are true. Sugary “junk foods” will in fact ignite breakouts. Sugar (glucose) is almost always present in acne lesions causing the following to be true two conclusions are made:
1. Eating an excessive amount of sweets, sugar (glucose not fructose) hosted in sugary foods will ignite breakouts, by stimulating a surge of insulin and epinephrine leading to a burst of inflammation.
2. Hosting high amounts of sugar (glucose) in the skin tissue is not only a sign of consuming too many sugary foods it is also a sign of poor insulin efficiency. Foods containing high levels of lectins (mainly concentrated carbohydrates) will stunt the insulin-glucose relationship causing glucose to deviate freely through the blood stream and frequently manifesting as acne lesions. So when we have diets filled with glucose and lectin filled carbohydrates the ingredients in “Twinkies,” doughnuts, cake, and, yummy pastries, other junky snacks we eat. Not only do our moods swing out of control, so do our complexions! So skin the junk food isle in the store.