Lose Weight And Fight Acne At The Same Time

For years doctors, health workers and dermatologists have been saying that there is no connection between food and acne. It is true that no one single food does cause acne, but new research is demonstrating a clear link the condition of our skin, and the food choices that we make. Our skin is the largest of our organs and for it to be clear, healthy and glowing; we need to eat the right foods.

Surprise, surprise the foods we need to maintain optimum general health are the same foods that we need to have clear skin. The white foods, which are highly processed packaged food, white sugar, white bread, white pasta, are just empty calories. Worse still, they often contain additives that our body can well do without ingesting. Our skin, health and weight would improve if we added more whole grains to our diet. Ideal forms are brown bread with wholegrain cereals added, brown high fibre pastas.

Add fruits and vegetables to our daily diet. The American food pyramid recommends three to five portions of vegetables a day, and the dark green vegetables are the most important. They also recommend two or three pieces of fruit a day. However, despite the fact that the American health authorities have updated and increased the amount of fruit and vegetables we need to eat to remain healthy, they are aware that eleven portions of fruit and vegetables a day are nearer the correct amount. The American health authorities accept that many of their population is clinically obese and even small steps in the right direction are better than no steps at all. In other words, a small number of people may feel that between five and seven portions of fruit and vegetables, a day is attainable, but eleven is not, so they take the line of least resistance.

Small changes in our daily diets are all that it takes to reverse the trend in all Western societies to gain weight on a gradual basis. Nutrient dense foods will naturally limit our intake of sodium, transfats, sugar and alcohol. The food that we consume should be as natural as we can make it. Despite the fact that we are well aware that transfats are bad for our health they are routine additives in cakes, biscuits, candies, toffees and other processed food.

Healthy glowing skin is attainable for all of us and by making these small changes in a diet then your body has a chance to cleanse and detoxify itself; you will lose weight and most people experience clearer skin in the process. What have you got to lose but your spots and a few pounds!