The Effect of Nutritional Deficiency on Hair Roots (Trichogram)

    January 1994 in “ PubMed ”
    N Mutevelić-Arslanagić
    TLDR Nutritional deficiencies can cause hair loss, but it can be reversed with a normal diet and less stress.
    The study examined the impact of nutritional deficiency on hair follicles in two groups: dermatological patients and those who were wounded or operated on, without visible signs of alopecia. It found that telogenic defluvium and dystrophic hair loss occurred even when serum iron, iron saturation, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and protein metabolism appeared normal, indicating that hair follicles were highly sensitive to minimal nutritional deficits. The wounded or operated group showed a higher percentage of dystrophic and mixed effluvium due to severe follicle damage. However, these hair damages were reversible with a normal diet and the removal of physical and psychological stress.
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