3Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgical procedure, College of Miami Miller College of Medication, 1475 NW twelfth Ave. Suite 2175, Miami, FL 33136 USA
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Summary
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Iron, vitamin D, folate, vitamin B12, and selenium are nutritional vitamins and minerals which may be concerned in hair graying/whitening throughout childhood or early maturity. Supplementing these poor micronutrients can enhance untimely graying.
Introduction
The function of vitamin and eating regimen in treating hair loss represents a dynamic and rising space of inquiry. On this assessment we summarize the function of nutritional vitamins and minerals, akin to vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, iron, selenium, and zinc, in non-scarring alopecia.
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The search phrases included “hair loss,” “alopecia,” “vitamin A,” “vitamin B,” “vitamin C,” “vitamin D,” “vitamin E,” “iron,” “ferritin,” “biotin,” “zinc,” “selenium,” “folic acid,” “telogen effluvium,” “alopecia areata,” “androgenetic alopecia,” “female pattern hair loss,” “male pattern hair loss,” and “premature hair graying.” We carried out a broad literature search of PubMed and Google Scholar in July 2018 to compile revealed articles that research the connection between nutritional vitamins and minerals, and hair loss. After three authors had independently screened titles and abstracts for relevance and had completely examined the scientific outcomes, 125 articles have been chosen to be included on this assessment.
Vitamin A
In a case report, a 60-year-old male who had been taking extra vitamin A dietary supplements skilled non-scarring fronto-central alopecia in addition to decreased pubic and axillary hair. Consumption of vitamin A exceeding the really useful
each day restrict of roughly 10,000 IU a day can result in vitamin A toxicity. Taken collectively, these adjustments have been concurrent with drug toxicity that aligned with the affected person’s over-consumption of vitamin A [21].
Vitamin B
These researchers discovered no vital distinction in folate and vitamin B12 ranges between sufferers with hair loss and management sufferers [35]. This decreased vitamin B12 stage resulted in vitamin B12-related nervousness, inflicting some affected person to cease remedy. A retrospective cross-sectional research evaluated folate and vitamin B12 ranges in 115 sufferers with TE (acute and continual).