Evaluation of the Role of Dietary Intake in the Occurrence of Alopecia

February 2010 in “ PubMed ”

N. El Fékih, H. Jamoussi, B Fazaa, Jalila El Ati, B Zouari, M. Kamoun, Sadok Gaïgi

alopecia diffuse alopecia protein intake

TLDR Higher protein intake might be linked to hair loss.

A transversal case-control study involving 42 patients with diffuse alopecia and 230 matched controls without hair and nail disorders evaluated the role of dietary intake in alopecia. Nutrient intake was assessed using a 3-day dietary method and analyzed with SPSS software. The study found that only protein intake was directly associated with alopecia, with an odds ratio of 1.5 (1.06 - 2.3) and a p-value of 0.02, suggesting that higher protein intake might be linked to the occurrence of alopecia.

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