Relationship between diet´s glycemic load and acne [Abstract in English]

AIMS: To review the scientific bibliography in order to identify the effect of the diet’s glycemic load in acne vulgaris treatment. SOURCE OF DATA: original and review articles indexed in databases SciELO, Lilacs, PubMed and Medline, written in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and published from 199...

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Autores: Comin, Alessandra Furlan, Santos, Zilda Elizabeth de Albuquerque
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online)
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/7256
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/7256
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ACNE VULGARIS/physiopathology
ACNE VULGARIS/diet therapy
GLYCEMIC INDEX.
ACNE VULGAR/fisiopatologia
ACNE VULGAR/dietoterapia
ÍNDICE GLICÊMICO.
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Sumario:AIMS: To review the scientific bibliography in order to identify the effect of the diet’s glycemic load in acne vulgaris treatment. SOURCE OF DATA: original and review articles indexed in databases SciELO, Lilacs, PubMed and Medline, written in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and published from 1990, were reviewed. The review included books from the collection of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul libraries. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Acne vulgaris is a chronic skin condition, specific of the pilosebaceous follicles, caused by genetic, hormonal, dietary and psychological factors. Usual diet influences the development of this condition, mainly due to the glycemic load, which can cause changes in endocrine and biochemical parameters related to the development of acne. CONCLUSION: Changes in diet can improve acne and its associated factors.