Association of Acne to Smoking and Dietary Habits Among Adolescents and Young Adults

Acne vulgaris is one of the critical issues that affect Adolescents and young adults. It is estimated that it affects almost 10% of the population worldwide. Dietary habits and smoking have long been associated with acne; however, there has been a lot of controversies behind this theory. This study aimed to identify the association between the effects of dietary intake and smoking to acne among adolescents and young adults. A traditional review was done using PubMed as the source of articles. Mesh database and general database was utilized to search the following keywords: acne, diet, and smoking. From the list of articles and journals, title search, and abstract screen were conducted, which revealed more precise and well- fit studies that were used in this study. Thirty-seven articles were extracted and utilized for this review. Among these, eleven articles discussed the association between diet and acne, 3 articles tackled acne and smoking, while the rest reviewed both smoking and diet. We have found a positive association of different degrees between high Glycemic Index diet and smoking with development of acne vulgaris.