Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

My group and I are testing the old wive's tale "chocolate causes acne" and so far, our results have proven the tale to be true.

However, my techer required us to have backup information about the topic. Basically, I want to know wether or not I should search for the topic "acne" or "chocolate."

If you could please answer back ASAP, that would be awesome. Thanks for reading!

-f.ROTCcadet93

First off, let me just give you a quick tip about these forums. Experts check in about once a week, though a few check more often than that, so you probably won't get a response to your question for about 24-48 hours unless someone just happens to be online. Don't expect answers "ASAP;" this ins't a live forum.

To answer your question, I would type the words "chocolate" and "acne" into a search engine like Google. I would be careful in looking at particular sites; some are MUCH more reliable than others. Look for URLs ending in .edu, .org or .gov instead of .com.

A quick peek at the Google results revealed this site, which is both reputable and full of good information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/acne.html. Also take a look at the information on the website of the American Academy of Dermatology; a link to the site is in the site I provided.

well, I know that this isn't and ASAP type of forum but thank you for responding anyway!!

Although I have a question or two if anyone could answer it.

Can sugar cause acne? How?

-f.ROTC