High-chromium yeast for acne? [Med Hypotheses. 1984]

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1: Med Hypotheses. 1984 Jul;14(3):307-10. Links

High-chromium yeast for acne?

McCarty M.

Many dermatologists have reported that insulin and tolbutamide are therapeutically effective in acne. This rationalizes a recent observation that high-chromium yeast appears to have value as an acne treatment.

PMID: 6236351 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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