TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nutrition and the Skin A1 - Baumann, Leslie A2 - Baumann, Leslie A2 - Saghari, Sogol A2 - Weisberg, Edmund PY - 2009 T2 - Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice, 2e AB - Food is the only medicine that the average healthy individual requires on a daily basis. Indeed, more than 2000 years ago, Hippocrates is said to have offered: “Let food be your medicine, and let medicine be your food.”1 It is from such a perspective—that good nutrition is a fundamental building block of good general health and healthy skin—that this discussion proceeds. Specifically, this chapter will focus on some of the key chemical components of a healthy diet that have been shown to confer benefits to the skin. In the process, cutaneous effects will be discussed in the context of vegetarianism, as well as the skin types of the Baumann Skin Typing System. Attention will first be focused on the effects of diet on acne, the most common dermatologic condition, and, finally, on oral supplementation. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172446020 ER -