Diet and Acne Update: Carbohydrates Emerge as the Main Culprit

April 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 428 | Copyright © April 2014


Shereen N. Mahmood MD and Whitney P. Bowe MD

Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY The

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Whitney P. Bowe MDwpbowe@gmail.com
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