Acne and the Carbohydrates

Endocrine Factors in Acne Vulgaris.

“…Other investigators have found the glucose tolerance to be normal (49,103,152,237,279,280). Particularly careful work was done with this result by Rost (237).…”

Acne Vulgaris: Its Aetiology and Treatment

“…He also quotes Martin F. Engman, Jr., as stating that there is no logic in the theory that diet affects acne. Crawford and Swartz (1936) treated for two weeks a number of patients suffering from acne with intravenous injections of glucose and a high carbohydrate diet; 50 % improved and none became worse. On maintaining a high calorie diet over periods up to a year, improvement continued in 50 patients with only routine local treatment.…”

Polythionic Acid in the Therapy of Acne Vulgaris and Seborrheic Dermatitis

“…However, there is much evidence that the last mentioned does not play an important role. 8 In view of the prominent position occupied by sulfur in the therapy of acne, a preparation of sulfur known as dermasulf\s=r\ (polythionic acid preparation)9 was utilized in the treatment of a number of patients with acne and the results compared with those obtained from a different form of sulfur preparation now on the market.…”