Does dairy cause acne — or is it a myth?
Does dairy cause acne? A 2018 meta-analysis of nearly 80,000 people looked at the link between milk and breakouts.
- Claim
- DAIRY CAUSES ACNE?
- Catch
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Verdict
- LINKED, NOT PROVEN
The study: fourteen studies, 78,529 children, adolescents, and young adults. Researchers compared dairy intake between people with acne and people without.
Any dairy intake was linked to higher odds of acne — about 1.25 times the odds. Milk showed the clearest signal. But the studies were observational, not experiments.
The catch: observational studies can't prove milk causes breakouts. Other factors (sugar, hormones, overall diet) could explain the link, and results varied across studies.
SOURCES
- Nutrients. 2018;10(8):1049. doi:10.3390/nu10081049.
For information only, not medical advice. Talk to a dermatologist about persistent acne.
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