Does chocolate give you acne? Does drinking a lot of water reverse ageing?

Does chocolate give you acne? Does drinking a lot of water reverse ageing?

How often were you told as a child and teenager that chocolates are bad for your skin? You were probably told ad nauseum that chocolates would cause pimples, acne, and other skin breakouts. This wasn’t the only belief we grew up with; we were also told that drinking several glasses of water can reverse ageing and constantly rubbing your eyes could cause wrinkles. There’s truth somewhere in these myths; but don’t get carried away. The list goes on. And it doesn’t help matters when marketing campaigns of beauty ads entice us with their products, making us believe something that isn’t true. The result is that there is a lot of inaccurate information and hyperbole around skincare. Experts explain the truth behind some of these myths. See what’s real for yourself what isn’t. Like most things in life, you can eat chocolate in moderation. The answer isn’t quite so straightforward as the myths have us believe. “It really depends on which type of chocolate you eat,” explains Fadi Haddad, a dermatologist at Dr Kayle Aesthetic Clinic, Dubai. Any food that contains high levels of refined sugar and fat, including chocolate which has a lot of these ingredients and cocoa butter, can