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Where Do Patients with Acne Get Their Information?

Dermatol Pract Concept; 2016 Apr 30; Nguyen, et al

Publish date:: June 6, 2016

People with acne use a variety of information sources, mainly from the internet, according to a survey administered to 49 acne patients. Among the findings:

• 9 in every 10 respondents said they think diet affects acne.

• 7 in every 10 tried to change their diet to improve acne.

• 7 in every 10 think fried/greasy foods are the culprit, followed by chocolate (53%), dairy (47%), and soda (35%).

• ~Half sought information from Google searches, followed by dermatologists (43%), family members and TV (41% each), and medical websites (31%).

The authors point to a need to establish up-to-date and reliable methods to educate patients on diet and acne.

Citation: Nguyen Q, Markus R, Katta R. Diet and acne: An exploratory survey study of patient beliefs. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2016;6(2):21-27. doi:10.5826/dpc.0602a05.

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