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Best foods for hair loss?

  • 24-09-2009 11:32pm
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    Johnny Utah
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    What are the best foods to stop or slow down thinning hair?

    Also, are there any vitaimns or supplements to take which might improve the condition?

    I remember reading before that green tea extract is good for hair loss- I think it reduces DHT. Also, biotin seems to be essential for healthy hair. Would it be worthwhile taking either of these as a dietary supplement?


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    El_Dangeroso
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    I read a study on vitamin E and hairloss, very new and just one study but it had interesting results, bear in mind it didn't have drastic results, but it definitely helped.

    http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7211274/description.htm
    At the end of the supplementation period, all volunteers in the tocotrienol formulation group had positive results, recording an increase in the number of hairs in the evaluation area. Seven volunteers (64%) showed regrowth of between 10 35%while 3 volunteers (27%) had 50% or greater regrowth. One volunteer had regrowth of more than 100%. The mean percentage of increase in the number of hairs is 42.4±40.9% (mean±SD). (Table 1 and FIG. 1). The increase is statistically significant(p<0.05) when analyzed using paired sample t-test. On the other hand, of the total eight volunteers in the placebo group, two showed hair regrowth, two had hair loss while the other four did not show any significant changes in the number of hairs. The mean percentage of increase was 1.4±13.8%. No statistically significant difference (p>0.05) in the number of hairs was detected between baseline and post-supplementation, thus indicating that the placebo effect did not occur during this study.

    Not a cure all by any means but interesting nonetheless..just make sure you eat a little bit of fatty food with the supplement to aid absorption.


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