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Verywell Health: How do environmental and lifestyle factors impact skin conditions?
Dr. Woolery-Lloyd: One of the biggest environmental factors for skin disease isstress.
For acne, the greatest environmental factors aredietand stress.
Julie Bang / Verywell
Theres significant data to show that high-sugar diets, dairy, and whey may influence or exacerbate acne.
There are also many studies that show that stress influences acne.
Eczema also gets worse with stress, particularly the symptom of itching.
For psoriasis, obesity is a risk factor.
And, of course, excessive sun exposure can significantly accelerate aging skin.
2017;9(8):866. doi:10.3390/nu9080866
