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am i eating too much protein?

EricB Posts: 48 Joined: 2002/03/08	2005/07/29, 06:31 PM Hi everyone, I'm a 20 year old male and recently have been having acne problems mostly around my chin area. Has anyone else expereinced this? I am not taking and type of performance enhancement, just eating alot and alot of meat and protein... Does anyone know if any of this is linked? thanks eric
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/07/29, 06:57 PM Protein is completely and totally unrelated to acne. Fatty foods are usually more responsibile, if even at all, for acne, but I would say that most acne is at least 80% genetic, meaning you'd have it no matter what you did.
EricB Posts: 48 Joined: 2002/03/08	2005/07/29, 07:18 PM Thats what I thought as well. But no one in my family has it...
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/07/29, 08:08 PM could just be a late onset of acne.. some people get it in their teens and some later in life. if you are eating a healthy diet and drinking alot of water, it shouldnt be a diet problem.
	2005/07/29, 08:08 PM could it be allergic reaction to something else? How much protein are you eating daily?
EricB Posts: 48 Joined: 2002/03/08	2005/07/30, 10:49 AM Im eating about 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight...
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/07/30, 03:12 PM thats a perfectly healthy amount to be eating, so it must be something else
EricB Posts: 48 Joined: 2002/03/08	2005/07/31, 12:17 PM ok cool. thanks guys.
Artemis-75 Posts: 208 Joined: 2005/03/25	2005/08/01, 01:29 PM Sometimes an unusual breakout may occur simply from contact. If you live in a warm area and you're sweating you may be occasionally rubbing your chin unconsciously. Just a thought! :big_smile: Aslo if you've changed any products that you regularly use - soap, face clenser, shampoo, shaving cream, after-shave, etc. E.
EricB Posts: 48 Joined: 2002/03/08	2005/08/01, 04:09 PM cool thanks... will be sure to figure out what it is...
Bighoss147 Posts: 71 Joined: 2004/10/06	2005/08/03, 08:50 PM excess protein is just inefficently turned into excess glycogen, I've never heard of it contributing to acne. I'd suggest using proactive, it's a nightly 3 step anti-acne treatment. It really does a good job.
bbaith Posts: 9 Joined: 2005/08/08	2005/08/08, 09:35 PM Protein should not cause that. I would say that it is coming from something else and not from eating protein, good luck ! ============ Quoting from ericb: Hi everyone, I'm a 20 year old male and recently have been having acne problems mostly around my chin area. Has anyone else expereinced this? I am not taking and type of performance enhancement, just eating alot and alot of meat and protein... Does anyone know if any of this is linked? thanks eric =============