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Does eating chocolate cause acne?

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Due to different people's different lifestyle and body chemistry, the answer to this question is still inconclusive:

The standard way to test questions like this is to take a group of people, randomly divide them into two groups, and have one group eat more chocolate and then compare the two groups afterward. When you investigate the question this way, the answer is no, that chocolate alone does not cause acne.
This method neither invalidates nor disproves that individuals can react to foods in different ways. There are definitely people who can break out from eating chocolate, although it is not likely the typical acne of young adults. I know this because it happens to me.
Actually, food and acne does have a connection, its just not like, 'Everybody will break out from chocolate, don't eat it!' its more that for certain people certain foods make your face breakout. So if every time you eat, lets say, french fries, you face breaks out a day or so after, stay away from french fries.
I don't think so. I think when people eat greasy food or chocolate they can touch their face and the grease from the food on your face will give the acne. Some people still are convinced that eating chocolate does cause acne, so if you think so then don't eat it a lot.
For many people, eating lots of chocolate, dairy products, or grains, leads to acne or zits.
Some say that the milk in chocolate that causes acne. However, others have reported just as much acne from eating dark chocolate.
Chocolate are full of antioxidants which are known to be very anti-acne, but this alone does not prevent acne.
It's more likely that hormones, general bad diet, or poor hygiene are to blame.

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