We are proud to announce the publication of the paperback version of The Dietary Cure for Acne. While our readers have known about the relationship between diet and acne for quite some time, this topic has gained more attention recently with the publication of a clinical trial which showed significant results in a group of teenagers following a diet similar to that which we recommend. Though acne affects mainly teenagers, millions of adults worldwide also suffer from this condition. Understanding the impact that diet has on this very visible disease can help us better understand the effect of diet on a wide variety of health conditions.

Editors note: This month we asked Dr. Cordain to take a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer some questions about The Dietary Cure for Acne.

Q: Dr. Cordain, for years doctors have told the patients that diet has nothing to do with acne and it appears that some of the science may be proving them wrong. What took so long?

Dr. Cordain: Boy, that’s a good question. You never know what’s responsible for this but what I do know is that the information that the notion that diet didn’t cause acne was based on two flawed studies that were published over 30 years ago. The problems with those studies have been pointed out in the scientific literature, but unfortunately, the dermatology community hasn’t yet taken it to heart. They haven’t changed the dogma in their textbooks. We now have three good epidemiologic studies as well as one dietary intervention that say otherwise, so there is good credible evidence to suggest that diet indeed does underlie acne….Continue reading the rest of the article HERE (http://thepaleodiet.com/newsletter/newsletters/v3_5.htm)