In a message dated 10/20/2010 11:14:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Chocolate makes me
breakout like a teenager even though the medical community claims it
doesn't cause acne.
Does this happen with all chocolate? I think often the milk, sugar and
artificial flavorings added to chocolate cause the problems but the chocolate
gets the blame. Sugary chocolate or milk chocolate make blood sugar soar and
hence raise insulin -- this definitely can cause acne. Very dark chocolate
such as 85% cocoa content or higher or totally unsweetened cocoa powder or
nibs should not make blood sugar soar. It's possible that certain
individuals have allergies or intolerances to actual chocolate and this causes a
stress response in the body which could cause skin inflammation/acne.