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Avoid High-Glycemic Foods Most of the Time
Generally keep high-glycemic and high-sugar foods out of your regular diet, especially away from the post-workout window. The idea is to reduce repeated large insulin and blood-glucose spikes, which may help lower acne-promoting signaling through pathways like mTOR, androgens, sebum production, and keratinocyte activity.
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“And part of that, honestly, is due to eating too frequently and could be eating certain things that are high fructose corn syrups or things that basically have a high glycemic index or load that's going to cause your sugar to spike.”
Andrew Huberman · Best Tools for Gut Health & Weight Loss | Dr. Chris Thompson · Sep 21, 2026 · 1:10:47 · YouTube ↗
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