• Question: why do we get spots?

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      Asked by sunny to Stuart, Richard on 8 Mar 2016.
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        Stuart Atkinson answered on 8 Mar 2016:

        I’m not a biologist and it’s been a while since I had one! But basically it’s caused by pores being blocked by oil in the skin and bacteria building up underneath until there is enough of it to see!

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        Richard Friend answered on 10 Mar 2016:

        Man, I wish I knew, I still get them! I read somewhere that diet has a lot to do with it, Eskimos never used to get acne until they started eating Western food. I think they linked it to a spike in insulin being produced by the liver when you eat certain foods, which the body reacts badly to. It doesn’t explain why I always get spots before I’m due to have my photo taken though….

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