万花筒2008-03-08:食物惹痤疮？

Certain foods may cause acne problems, as CNN's Judy Fortin reports in this Health Minute.

Jessica Ravinski has battled acne for nearly a decade. She’s found that she is able to control the condition by taking medication, washing her face regularly and watching her diet. Dermatologist¹ Jeffrey Dover says there can sometimes be a link between certain foods and flare-ups.  

Well, we used to say that diet didn’t play a role in acne, but we always ask our patients and if they say, these two foods, like if I eat greasy² foods, and if I eat chocolate, my acne flares³. The first thing we do is say why don’t you avoid those? 

Dover also points to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health that indicates eating a lot of dairy products may aggravate⁴ acne.   

And then we have some young men and women who have diets, which are very rich in milk and milk products, yogurt, cheese, if they are willing, we ask them to go on a milk exclusion⁵ diet for a while to just see if excluding those will actually help their acne. 

Dover reports sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. He admits when it comes to treating acne, it often takes a multipronged approach, including medication and laser treatment to find relief. 

For today’s Health Minute, I’m Judy Fortin. 

WORDS IN THE NEWS     

1. Dermatologist : n-count

A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.

2. flare-up : n-count

If there is a flare-up of violence or of an illness, it suddenly starts or gets worse.

3. -pronged : comb in adj

A two-pronged or three-pronged attack, plan, or approach has two or three parts.

eg: a two-pronged attack on the recession

1 dermatologist   

n.皮肤科医师

参考例句：

• I think you should see a dermatologist first.我想你应当先看皮肤科大夫。
• The general practitioner referred her patient to a dermatologist.家庭医生把她的病人交给了皮肤科医生。

2 greasy   

adj. 多脂的，油脂的

参考例句：

• He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

3 flares   

n.喇叭裤v.（使）闪耀( flare的第三人称单数 )；（使）（船舷）外倾；（使）鼻孔张大；（使）（衣裙、酒杯等）呈喇叭形展开

参考例句：

• The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子，一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 aggravate   

vt.加重(剧)，使恶化；激怒，使恼火

参考例句：

• Threats will only aggravate her.恐吓只能激怒她。
• He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。

5 exclusion   

n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。