Acne: Is Excess Vitamin B12 A Possible Cause?

    Acne: Is Excess Vitamin B12 A Possible Cause?

    The excess of vitamin B12 due to a high intake of foods of animal origin could be among the causes of acne. Vitamin B12 is found mainly in meat, fish, eggs and dairy products. Could reducing your intake of these foods help solve your acne problem?


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    The excess of Vitamin B12 due to a high intake of foods of animal origin could be among the causes ofacne. Vitamin B12 is found mainly in meat, fish, eggs and dairy products. Could reducing your intake of these foods help solve your acne problem?

    The researchers ofUniversity of California, based in Los Angeles, have published a new study on the subject in the journal Science Translational Medicine. They found that vitamin B12 affects the metabolic activity of the acne bacterium.

    Vitamin B12 stimulates bacteria to secrete an inflammatory compound that leads to acne. According to the researchers, however, not all people react the same way. It all depends on the interaction that the acne bacterium (Propionibacterium acnes) has with our body.

    This is currently a very small study, which needs to be further investigated, given that involved only 10 participants. Vitamin B12 is essential for our body and now experts have begun to shed light on the fact that not only its deficiency but also an excess of this vitamin could create problems.

    Those who participated in the study were given vitamin B12 supplements. Researchers have found that excessive doses of vitamin B12 cause the acne bacterium to secrete it profirina, an inflammatory molecule that causes skin disorders.

    More studies will be needed to confirm this, but perhaps cutting down on foods rich in vitamin B12 in a diet where meat, eggs and dairy products are present in excess could help. prevent acne and perhaps also to make sure that the problem is mitigated in the subjects in which it is already present.



    Marta Albè

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