If diet causes acne
then why my friend who eats the unhealthiest diet doesn't get acne,
but I do?

Such contradictions make you wonder about the diet and acne connection.

Though it seems like it, a contradiction it isn't.

There are two things here.

First there are no absolute connections. For example, we know that smoking is connected to lung cancer. But everybody who smokes doesn't get lung cancer. Smoking only increases the risk for lung cancer. So even if some smokers don't get it, it would be foolish to say smoking is not connected to lung cancer.

Second, there's no link between diet and acne as such. There is a link between diet and health. Unhealthy diet increases your risk of getting various health problems.

Acne is only one such health problem, and by no means the only one. Some people just don't get acne no matter what they eat and do. Maybe it's genes or something else.

Your friend is probably one such person. Though he may not get acne, it's highly likely (s)he gets other health problems later on. Many far more serious than acne.

Consider acne as your early warning signal. It alerts you of the condition your body is in. Your friend is not so 'lucky'. His/her first warning signal is probably a heart attack or when doctor breaks the news of his/her cancer.

Back to acne and diet.

Though the acne and diet links is not valid for everybody, there is a connection for acne prone individuals. Many acne victims breakout within 24 hours of eating their trigger foods. Some even much faster.

For others the connection is not so evident, but in my experience most acne victims notice significant improvements after changing their diets.

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