Unhealthy Diet and Lifestyle Factors Linked to Female Androgenetic Alopecia: A Community-Based Study from Jidong, China

    February 2025 in “ BMC Public Health ”
    Lin Peng, Yuhe Liu, Wenqian Wu … Xin Huang
    Studysummary This study found that snoring during sleep, frequent consumption of bacon and preserved meats, and drinking unboiled water, along with older age and suboptimal health, were associated with a higher likelihood of female androgenetic alopecia in a community-based sample of women in China.
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