Skin problems can crop up for a lot of reasons—stress, going to sleep with a full-face of makeup, and hormonal imbalances (to name a few). But a major contributor to issues such as acne—an inflammatory reaction—is the food you eat. One of the biggest culprits, as you may have guessed after a chocolate binge, is sugar. A less obvious skin saboteur? Dairy.
"Studies show that dairy can raise insulin levels, which increases the production of the hormones that produce sebum (an oily secretion), which may influence acne," says…