Weight Medicine with Dr. Meghan MD's video: Dr Meghan: Dairy and Your Skin

We've all heard the rumors that milk can cause breakouts. What does the research say? REFERENCES: LaRosa CL, Quach KA, Koons K, Kunselman AR, Zhu J, Thiboutot DM, Zaenglein AL. Consumption of dairy in teenagers with and without acne. J Am Acad Dermatol. 20016;75(2):318-22. Adebamowo CA, Spiegelman D, Berkey CS, Danby FW, Rockett HH, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Holmes MD. Milk consumption and acne in teenaged boys. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008;58(5):787-93. Adebamowo CA, Spiegelman D, Danby FW, Franzier AL, Willett WC, Holmes MD. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;52(5):207-14. Ismail NH, Manaf ZA, Azizan NZ. High glycemic load diet, milk, and ice cream consumption are related to acne vulgaris in Malaysian young adults: a case control study. BMC Dermatol. 2012;12:13. Adebamowo CA, Speigelman D, Berkey CS, Danby FW, Rockett HH, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Holmes MD. Milk consumption and acne in adolescent girls. Dermatol Online J. 2006;12(4):1. Melnik BC, Schmitz G. Role of insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, hyperglycaemic food and milk consumption in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris. Exp Dermatol. 2009;18(10):833-41. Please note that research is constantly changing. Every effort has been made to include the most current studies, however, since this publication there may be new research that was unable to be included in this video.