Nutrition and Hair Anomalies
January 1981
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research Hair Loss With Rapid Weight Loss
In this study, increased protein intake during modified fasting nearly eliminated hair loss observed in patients with significant weight loss and negative nitrogen balance.
research Alopecia in Crash Dieters
In this study, nine individuals who underwent rigorous weight loss programs experienced significant hair loss, which researchers attributed to insufficient energy supply to the hair matrix, with regrowth occurring within months.
research Alopecia in Crash Dieters
This study observed that crash dieting led to significant hair loss in patients, with hair regrowth occurring several months after the diet.
research Protein Deprivation: Comparative Response of Hair Roots, Serum Protein, and Urinary Nitrogen
Lack of protein causes hair root damage, but it can be reversed by eating protein again.
research Metabolic Disorders And Hair Growth
Hair can indicate early signs of metabolic disorders, with issues like protein deficiency stopping hair growth.
research Hair Amino Acids: Normal Values and Results in Metabolic Errors
Hair amino acid levels can indicate metabolic disorders.
research Multiple Defects of the Hair Shaft in Netherton's Disease
This report describes two patients with ichthyosis linearis circumflexa exhibiting symptoms resembling Netherton's disease, noting multiple hair shaft defects and discussing a possible connection to aminoaciduria.
research Trichorrhexis Nodosa: Clinical and Investigative Studies
This study found that trichorrhexis nodosa, a common cause of unexplained hair loss, is primarily caused by trauma rather than a metabolic defect.
research Trichorrhexis Nodosa: Study on Hair Involvement and Trauma
This study found that trichorrhexis nodosa, a cause of unexplained hair loss, is often linked to mechanical trauma rather than a metabolic defect.
research Pathologic Dynamics of Human Hair Loss
This letter clarifies that colchicine induces anagen hair loss, as shown in animal studies, and corrects a misquotation by Kligman, who suggested it caused telogen effluvium.
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research Nutrition and Hair
This article reviews the impact of nutritional deficiencies on hair health, detailing how they can cause structural abnormalities, pigmentation changes, or hair loss; it presents no new clinical findings.
research Nutritional Disorders of the Hair and Their Management
research Nutrition and hair
This review discusses how changes in hair and skin may indicate underlying vitamin deficiencies and emphasizes the need to identify populations at risk for these deficiencies; it reports no new results.
research Hair Manifestations of Systemic Disease
This review explores hair signs related to nutrition disorders, such as thin and dyspigmented hair, without presenting new clinical findings; the authors highlight unknowns regarding underlying causes.
research Hair Integrity and Health with Dieting
In this abstract, it is highlighted that inadequate nutrition and hormonal imbalances can contribute to hair loss, and individuals experiencing hair loss should be evaluated for nutritional deficiencies, which should be addressed if identified.