Makes sense to me ... but Ive never had severe acne, just mild. In cases of sever acne, I believe that diet can --- to an extent --- help, but that treatment is more effective.

Thank you for the info, I also believe diets can help reduce acne. I have severe acne, but my problem is I also have weight problem. Not overweight, but underweight. I now look like an anorexic and it's really stressful when people see you and said "OMG what did u do to urself??" and stuffs like that. I'm always feeling down coz people around me constantly reminding me of how skinny i am. In fact, too skinny, that my bones are popping out. [not exagerating]. Been drinking so many weight gain milks and bla bla but nothing works. So to control diet for my acnes, or to eat all the fat to try put on weight, I am in a very deep dilemma ((

There is a diet that began in India as a way to cleanse the body system of waste. It consists of mung beans and rice --- so it keeps your weight on and is called Khichadi. It's a simple, easily digested stew that can prepare the body for cleansing. Are you interested in the recipe?

Ohh yes please? That sounds good!

So changing your diet is great for your health and all...but in reality, eating less dairy and saturated fat etc...really does nothing for your skin. Unless you are eating massive amounts of saturated fat and those "bad" foods listed above, this changing your diet thing is a myth.

Some people, actually majority of people suffering from mild acne to severe cystic acne, are genetically prone to have acne. Changing one's diet has no effect on the blueprints for one's body makeup (DNA). Unfortunately, the best way to find out when you will grow out of your acne, is to ask your parents...And some times, like in my case, the answer is not that great. My mom is 56 and still gets zits...Thanks mom!

However, there is ONE food group that REALLY helps with Acne, and that is Fiber. Fiber...that food group we love to hate. Fiber helps keep you regular...in terms of your bowel movements. In explicit terms, if you consume a lot of fiber in your diet, you will have to go poo more.
The more often you poop, the less time the trash in your body has to re-absorb back into the body. Trash being poop. Poop is your body's toxic waste...it's the packaging of the presents. The longer you hold that poop in, the more trash re-enters your body and REALLY takes a toll on your skin.

Also, WATER WATER WATER!!! Helps cleanse the entire body and is excellent for maintaining skin's elasticity and natural radiance. Helps with Scars also.

INGREDIENTS (makes 4 cups of kitchari)

½ cup whole mung beans or mung (moong) dahl
¼ cup white Basmati rice
1-2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) or oil
1 tsp rock salt
1 pinch asafoetida (can find in an Indian specialty store)
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp ground fennel
¾ tsp ground turmeric
3 ½ cups water

DIRECTIONS
Soak the mung beans overnight. Rinse the soaked beans and rice together 3 times. Melt the ghee in a pot over medium to low heat. When melted, add rock salt, asafoetida (hing), cumin, coriander, coriander and fennel. Sauté the herbs in butter/oil over medium heat for about 30 seconds, until the spices bubble a little. Be careful not to burn the spices. Add turmeric and continue to sauté the herbs for another 15 to 30 seconds.

Add the beans and rice, stirring until the sautéed herbs have coated them. Add the water and stir. Cover and cook for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the water is soaked up and the beans and rice are soft.

Eat with fresh cilantro (coriander), fresh chopped ginger root, fresh lime, basmati rice and/or cooked vegetables.

I cut sugar from my diet completely and that cured my bad cystic acne (by bad I mean anywhere from 2mm to 1cm sized multi-domes). So that meant no bread, no cakes, no potatoes, no cookies, no nothing with any amount of sugars or carbs in them. I can take in small amounts of pasta every few weeks, but otherwise I had to be absolutely strict. The bane of two-thirds of my entire life (thats 20 years) is now being crushed under my shoe.

To prove that it was the sugar that caused my outbreak, I consumed a moderate amount of healthy foods that contained a lot of sugars & carbs in them. Sweet potatoes, bread, honey, dates (yuck), raisins (yuck), and so forth. I broke out immediately, within 2 days in fact. After I cleared, I tested this again, and again, and again over a span of an entire year to make sure I wasn't full of it.

Today, I stuff my mouth full of greasy fried foods, munch down on generous helpings of meat, and let out a sparkling smile knowing that I am immune to the acne!1!! Okay so maybe my teeth aren't so sparkly... just gotta get that bovine carcass outta my mouf..

So why wait? Save a hundred buckarros daily by chucking out sugars, and you too can get lucky three times a day (yes uno dos tres), and be the envy of everyone around you!1

I have the acne problem on face but i reduce it using some herbal remedies which i got from some herbal sites. The effect i started seeing with in 2 weeks
but I like to try your specified diet .Thanks for such a good information.

A healthy diet is good for your body in general, which includes your skin, but it has little to do with acne. I know lots of people who eat fast food every day and have gorgeous skin. I get lots of fruits and vegetables and drink plenty water, and I've had acne for years.

I've found that depriving myself of chocolate and other treats did F all for my skin,but drinking green tea did help me.

If you are prone to acne these foods will affect you, Jennifer. I am a living example. I changed my diet to raw foods a couple of years ago, and voila - drastic change! And I mean drastic! I still get the odd pimple when I have my period, but otherwise my skin looks SO much better.

Two years ago, my brother had a birthday party, and I had some cake, chocolate goodies, and some chips, and two days later I was almost right back were I started.