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vitamins for acne, vitamin a and zinc?

I am a 16 year old girl who is healthy and has nothing wrong with her but moderate acne:( is it safe for me to take one pill of both vitamin a and zinc? has anybody else tried this and have it worked? are there serious side effects to it?
I really need help with my acne because it makes me so upset and sad
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Spring-Valley-Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc-Bone-Health-Dietary-Supplement-250-ct/10324581
Is this the right kind of zinc?

Public Comments

1. Just don't overdose on vitamin A or zinc. See upper limits >>>

http://brickfamilychiropractic.com/2011/01/09/recommended-daily-allowance-rda-vs-tolerable-upper-limit-tul-for-select-vitamins-and-minerals/

Vitamins for acne >>>
http://healing.about.com/od/acne/a/acnevitamins.htm

Incidence of acne in Western Countries:

Adolescents - 79% to 95%
Older than 25 - 40% to 54%
Middle aged - 3% to 12%

Incidence of acne in underdeveloped countries: often 0%

"Ways Diet Causes Acne

1) A high-fat diet increases the amounts of fats in and on the skin (sebum). With extreme changes in food intake such as almost total avoidance of fat (like the McDougall diet) or inclusion of fat as the sole source of food the amount of sebum production has been found to be greatly altered.3 Please note that it does not take much fat on the skin to plug the pores, feed the bacteria, and cause acne in susceptible people. Also note the bacteria eat vegetable oil as well as animal fats.

2) The rich Western diet increases sex hormones causing precocious puberty (girls mature at 12 rather than 16 – boys mature earlier too). Earlier maturation of women is known to be associated with more severe acne.7 Excess male hormones (androgens) in men and women are well known to cause acne and increase production of sebum.

3) Growth hormones adversely affect the sebaceous glands causing them to become easily plugged. Insulin-like growth hormone-1 (IGF-1) is known to be increased by dietary protein (meat, poultry, etc.), and especially by dairy products. Research shows elevated IGF-1 levels are associated with more acne.4

Other factors that may play a lesser role are:

4) Acne is promoted by lack of antioxidants and other plant-derived nutrients that keep the skin healthy.8

5) Poor circulation to the skin from a high-fat diet allows the skin to be more susceptible to acne.9,10

6) Fat and oils, brought to the skin by hands picking up greasy French fries and burgers, cause acne – this directly-applied grease plugs the pores and feeds the bacteria."

Acne Has Nothing to Do with Diet – Wrong! >>>
http://www.nealhendrickson.com/mcdougall/031100puacne.htm

The top 10 listed common causes of acne:

Acne Factor #1: Touching Your Face
Acne Factor #2: Dairy and Sugar Consumption...It’s Proven: Sugar and Dairy Cause Acne >>> http://freshandagelessblog.com/2011/02/16/its-proven-sugar-and-diary-cause-acne/
Acne Factor #3: Stress
Acne Factor #4: Not Washing Your Face
Acne Factor #6: Hormones
Acne Factor #7: Menopause
Acne Factor #8: Air Travel
Acne Factor #9: Weather Changes
Acne Factor #10: Medications

Why are You Breaking Out? The 10 Most Common Causes of Acne >>>
http://freshandagelessblog.com/2011/04/11/why-are-you-breaking-out-the-10-most-common-causes-of-acne/

2. Better to treat the root cause - not the symptoms
U R probably eating the wrong foods for ur Nutritional Type and dont have enough good bacteria in ur gut
Try detoxing and supplement with probiotics