Trigger Foods

Conduct a Google search on apples to zucchini, and there are probably claims these foods cause acne breakouts.  It would be impossible to research all these claims. However, it seems that most claims are focused on dairy, chocolate and sugar. 

The research studies the Cookbook is based on does not focus on banning any particular foods. The research focuses on the effects of low glycemic carbohydrates, lean proteins, and healthy fats on acne. Focusing on low glycemic carbohydrates eliminates many processed dairy products and those with added sugar.  For example, chocolate is loaded with sugar and therefore high glycemic. Here again having the low glycemic requirement eliminates chocolate from the diet. Perhaps this is the reason test subjects experienced dramatic improvements on a low glycemic carbohydrate diet. This requirement simply disqualifies many of the alleged trigger foods from the diet. 

For those wishing to keep track of their diet, a weekly food journal is available here. If there aren't any improvements in the appearance of acne, substituting certain foods should be considered. See the "Substitutes" section on this blog.