 [ Symptoms ] can alcohol consumption cause acne [ Disease ] no alcohol consumption will not cause acne but it certainly can cause a plethora of other problems drink responsibly and have your acne treated by a medical professional or dermatologist there have been minor studies that link certain sugars and artificial sweeteners with the acne breakouts a lot of alcoholic beverages tend to be high in sugar every person is body reacts differently to food but in general healthy diet = healthy skin alcohol consumption does not really cause acne it may lead to several other sufferings like gastric upset liver problems etc