Adult Acne—The Connection Between Diet, Insulin, and Your Skin—Reference Documents and Further Reading
Cappel, M., et al. 2005. Correlation between serum levels of insulin-like growth factor 1, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and dihydrotestosterone and acne lesion counts in adult women. Arch. Dermatol., 141 (3), 333-338. URL: http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/141/3/333 (accessed 11/28/2009).
Correlated IGF-1 and androgen levels with the presence of acne with evidence suggesting increased levels of both may influence acne lesions in adults.
Smith, R., et al. 2007. The effect of a high-protein, low glycemic-load diet versus a conventional, high glycemic-load diet on biochemical parameters associated with acne vulgaris: a randomized, investigator-masked, controlled trial. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 57 (2), 247-256. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17448569 (accessed 11/28/2009).
Randomized, controlled trial that investigates the effect of glycemic load on acne and correlates this to concentrations of androgens and IGF-binding proteins.
Lee, A., & Zane, L. 2007. Dermatologic manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome. Am. J. Clin. Dermatol., 8 (4), 201-219. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17645376 (accessed 11/28/2009)
Costello, M., et al. 2007. Insulin-sensitising drugs versus the combined oral contraceptive pill for hirsutism, acne and risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and endometrial cancer in polycystic ovary syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. (1), CD005552. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17253562 (accessed 11/28/09).
Kazerooni, T., & Deghan-Kooshkghazi, M. 2003. Effects of metformin therapy on hyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Gynecol. Endocrinol., 17 (1), 51-56. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12724019 (accessed 11/28/2009).
Principal Author: K. Kastelein, Editor-in-Chief
Date of Publication: 08/25/2006
Article Last Updated: 11/15/2010