Hair loss is a concern taking vitamins the solution |

[The Epoch Times, 16 Lùnastal, 2024](Full report by Epoch Times reporter Xia Yu) Hair loss is difficult according to statistics from the American Academy of Dermatology, hair loss affects approximately 80 million Americans. And not only does hair loss affect appearance, research shows that hair loss can also have psychological effects. Is taking adequate vitamins (vitamins) the answer to hair loss?

According to NYU Langone Health, more than 80 percent of men and nearly 50 percent of women experience severe hair loss at some point in their lives.

USA Today reports that health experts say that hair regrowth is not always as simple as taking a pill.

What causes hair loss?

“Hair loss is not necessarily caused by vitamin deficiency, and taking vitamins does not guarantee hair growth,” Caroline Thomason, a nutritionist in Washington, DC, told USA Today.

Thomason says that hair loss can be caused by a number of reasons and that it does not necessarily mean that there is a vitamin deficiency.

For men, androgenetic alopecia (AGA), also known as premature baldness, is responsible for about 95% of hair loss cases, according to NYU Langone Health. For women, this probability drops to about 40%. Thomason said other common causes include genetics, hormonal imbalances, stress, medications and more.

Dermatologist Hadley King, MD, told USA TODAY that if a vitamin deficiency is the cause of hair loss, it is most likely due to biotin and/or vitamin D. Low content.

How to deal with hair loss?

How to deal with hair loss? Thomason said the first step should be to talk to a health care provider. They can do blood tests to determine if a vitamin deficiency is the cause of hair loss. If so, taking vitamins may be the right thing to do.

If a vitamin deficiency isn’t the cause of your hair loss, Thomason recommends making sure you’re “eating enough food, meeting your protein needs, getting enough sleep, and managing your -your stress levels” every day to prevent hair loss and support hair growth.

“Just like nutrition is important for the body, nutrition is important for the hair,” UCLA Health dermatologist Carolyn Goh told CBC News.

Since hair is made of protein (keratin), she recommends making sure that there is protein in your diet along with iron and zinc. Vitamins E and D help promote a healthy hair growth cycle, as does vitamin A. “But you don’t want to take too much vitamin A,” she warns, “because we know that too much causes hair loss.”

King also emphasizes that biotin, fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E, and vitamin C have been shown to help prevent hair loss, but don’t take vitamins on your own without talking to your doctor. you have

According to Harvard Health, consuming too much vitamin A and selenium can lead to hair loss.

Most hairstyles can do more harm than good

Additionally, blow drying, curling, straightening, coloring, and blow drying often do more harm than good.

“Hair should be groomed,” Toronto dermatologist Renée Beach told CBC News “But the more we handle the hair, the more it breaks.”

She cited, for example, the chemicals traditionally used to straighten curly hair which are “inherently damaging…it will damage the hair…this is inevitable.”

Normal hair loss varies from person to person. Most people know how much hair loss is normal for them. If you suddenly notice that you are losing more hair than usual, that your hair is falling out in clumps, or that your hair is significantly thinner, ‘ this could be a sign that something is wrong.

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