1. Vitamin A
All cells need vitamin A for growth. Sebum moisturizes the scalp and helps keep hair healthy Diets deficient in vitamin A may lead to several problems, including hair loss Sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, spinach, and kale are all high in beta-carotene, which is turned into vitamin A. Vitamin A can also be found in animal products such as milk, eggs, and yogurt. Good sources include sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, kale, and some animal foods.
Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Hair Loss?
There is some evidence that having a vitamin D deficiency does cause hair loss and other hair problems.
Vitamin D stimulates hair follicles to grow, and so when the body does not have enough, the hair may be affected. Research shows that people with alopecia areata have much lower levels of vitamin D than people who do not have alopecia. Vitamin D deficiency can also play a role in hair loss in people without alopecia.
Other research shows that women who have other forms of hair loss also had lower levels of vitamin D.
Abstract
Introduction and Aims: Hair fall is a common problem faced by many younger people, which has variety of risk factors. Vitamin D 3 levels were measured in all the patients.
Furthermore, females had a statistically significant difference in Vitamin D levels between cases and controls. Higher level of full sleeve cloth usage, sunscreen lotion application, and lesser sun exposures were seen among cases although these differences were not statistically significant.
Conclusions
The limitation of this study was lack of a standard to assess diet in patients to match the control and patient groups in terms of the level of dietary D3 intake.
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