Why do chocolate and butter give you acne ?

Well my mom says that if I eat chocolate then I will get acne. Or if I eat butter. I dont know if thats true ; but im always scared to eat chocolate or butter :/ !

Answer #1

I dunno about it being completely a myth. Don’t be scared to eat chocolate! it’s one of the great joys in life ! =D Unfortunately for me, chocolate DOES give me pimples… and its pretty much a fact because I don’t really have a problem with acne, but when I find some chocolate and have a pig out, I suddenly break out with heaps of pimples, It’s TERRIBLE! Not the end of the world though, I can have chocolate every now and again without over doing it and it doesn’t have any effect on my face =D And the pimples go away after about a week or so of using scrubs and cleansers in the morning and night, so it’s no biggy. I’ve never had any problems with butter, but everyones different… Just try not to go overboard with either because it’s not good for your body to eat too many fatty, greasy and sugary foods even if it doesn’t show up on your face. Treat your body good and it’ll be kinda back! Eat nutritiously, like your mum’s trying to encourage, you can treat yourself to chocolate and other things in moderation. NO BODY has ever said your NEVER allowed to eat any chocolate cas it’s bad. All I ever hear is people saying it’s GOOD and OKAY to eat chocolate and things every now and then =P.

If it turns out your body does react to the chocolate and/or butter (there could be other things that effect you personally) then just stop for a while, see if it gets better and gradually just test it out by eating a little bit every now and again. eventually you will learn how your body reacts to things and you can keep control of it =D ! Also keep in mind that stress and other emotions also have an effect on your body physically, so don’t worry too much about it. You might be giving yourself pimples just by worrying about it LOL ! so just lay back and enjoy life ! =D

Best of Luck xoxo

Answer #2

Your mother is repeating an old wive’s tale that has no basis in fact. Eating greasy or chocolatey foods has nothing to do with acne. Acne is caused by bacteria and oil clogging and infecting your pores, not because of anything you eat. Eating oil does mean your skin creates more oil any more than eating fish would cause you to grow scales.

Answer #3

Mikeh it’s actually true, but only if you eat it in large quantities, every day, it both. It does cause your body to make more oils, but not if you just eat it in normal amounts. Try dark chocolate. It contains less oils and is really good for your body if you eat a small block every once in a while!

Answer #4

The commit above is right.Old myth.

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