Beyond the Surface - Skin Community - Consumption

Body Mass Index (BMI) and Acne: Studies have found associations between BMI and acne. For instance, a population-based study suggested a possible relationship between BMI and acne in adolescents, indicating that body composition might influence acne prevalence (Halvorsen et al., 2012). Another study found that higher BMI was a significant risk factor for acne formation in schoolchildren, suggesting that obesity, which is frequently accompanied by peripheral hyperandrogenism, may be associated with increased sebum production and the development of severe acne (Tsai et al., 2006). Obesity and Acne: A nationwide study of 600,404 adolescents found that overweight and obesity are inversely associated with acne in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that the relationship between body composition and acne might be complex and not entirely understood (Snast et al., 2019). Hyperandrogenism, Obesity, and Acne Severity: A study on the effects of hyperandrogenism and high body mass index on acne severity in women found that the prevalence of hyperandrogenism and obesity was increased in women with acne. It suggested that circulating androgen levels and BMI play a key role in the severity of acne (Alan & Çenesizoğlu, 2014). (edited)

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"Conclusion: No significant association was found between age group, gender, BMI, and acne. To fully comprehend how dietary factors affect the severity of acne, more studies are required." Alowairdhi, Y., Alrasheed, F., Alghubaywi, F., Alqirnas, M. Q., & Alajroush, W. A. (2022). Association Between Acne Vulgaris and Body Mass Index in Adult Population: A Tertiary Hospital-Based Retrospective Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Cureus, 14(12), e32867. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32867 "Cases and controls were comparable with respect to parameters like age, BMI, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DSBP), and serum triglyceride while fasting blood sugar (FBS, case > control) and serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL, control > case) were significantly different (P < 0.05, independent t-test). Prevalence of MetS was higher in cases (32%) than controls (14%), though comparable (P = 0.06, Chi-square). Only SBP, FBS, and serum HDL showed a significant correlation with the severity of acne. Obesity was comparable between cases (18%) and controls (10%), without any relation to acne severity."

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"Conclusion Patients with acne vulgaris have a greater chance of developing MetS. Hence, an in-depth examination of clinical, anthropometric, and biochemical parameters that may lead to the development of MetS is necessary. " Chandak, Sejal et al. “Acne Vulgaris and Metabolic Syndrome: A Possible Association.” Cureus vol. 14,5 e24750. 5 May. 2022, doi:10.7759/cureus.24750

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"students with underweight to normal BMI have risk of developing acne vulgaris with mild to moderate severity 1,19 times greater than students with overweight to obese BMI" Gosa, I. P. M. W., Indonesiani, S. H., & Ningrum, R. K. (2023). Hubungan antara Indeks Massa Tubuh dengan Derajat Akne Vulgaris pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Warmadewa. Aesculapius Medical Journal, 3(1), 19-24.

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"Conclusions The findings suggest that higher BMI z-scores are linked to increased acne severity." Gündüz, B. Ö., & Ataş, H. (2023). Relationship between body mass index z-score and acne severity in adolescents: a prospective analysis. Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 40(6), 808–813. https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2023.133468

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"The BMI value correlated significantly with the severity of acne (ρ=0.33, P<0.001) and with higher number of skin areas involved with acne (ρ=0.23, P<0.01)." Sas, Karolina, and Adam Reich. “High Body Mass Index is a Risk Factor for Acne Severity in Adolescents: A Preliminary Report.” Acta dermatovenerologica Croatica : ADC vol. 27,2 (2019): 81-85.