processed foods and acne??

United States
July 23, 2008 4:42pm CST
my son is 15 and has bad acne and I am wondering if it might have something to do with him eating a lot of processed foods and junk. He drinks a lot of sodas too , even though I try and get juice and stuff he wont have anything to do with it. we have tried proatctiv , prescription creams, over the counter meds and everything that you can think of. I am thinking that he needs to drink more water and maybe take a multi vitamin.
2 responses
@cdb1987 (27)
• United States
23 Jul 08
Hey there! PLEASE take my advice when I say that you have to control what is eaten in your house. Even though your son is not a little boy anymore, somethings that he eats are affecting him in the wrong way. It is known that when you eat too muc hsweets and drink to much soda, it can cause terrible acne or bumps to show up on your face, and mainly, across the forehead area...I say this because I speak from experience. I am only 21 years old. I still eat junk food and processed foods, BUT I, moderately, eat it...If he eats less of the food, and stops drinking soda, it will begin to go away. Trust me it works. I'm wuite surprised that proactiv doesn't work. Actually I'm not because its not made for everyne's skin. But, just try to limit buying sodas in the house. Continue to by juice, let him drink water, eat less of the foods, and he will be just fine!
• United States
24 Jul 08
thank you for the advice and I will follow it, i know that i need to set my foot down. with his dad gone a lot he seems to walk over me a lot.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
23 Jul 08
HI sweet, I guess he needs to stop eating junk foods also and consider the healthier one! I agree with you a lot of water also and look for any anti bacterial soap, It works for my pimples before! Washing the face often to clean it and avoid touching his face using his hands!