Nutritional supplements may have role in hair loss treatment

Medical Xpress / JAMA Dermatology ^ | Dec. 1, 2022 | Elana Gotkine / Lara Drake et al

[ConservativeMind]

There may be a potential role for nutritional supplements in the treatment of hair loss, according to a review published online.

Lara Drake, from the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine and compile the findings of all dietary and nutritional interventions for treatment of hair loss in individuals without known baseline nutritional deficiency. Data were included from 30 articles: 17 randomized clinical trials (RCTs), 11 clinical studies (non-RCTs), and two case series studies.

The researchers found a potential benefit of Viviscal, Nourkrin, Nutrafol, Lambdapil, Pantogar, capsaicin and isoflavone, omegas 3 and 6 with antioxidants, apple nutraceutical, total glucosides of paeony and compound glycyrrhizin tablets, zinc, tocotrienol, and pumpkin seed oil in studies of nutritional interventions with the highest-quality evidence. Low-quality evidence for disease course improvement was seen for kimchi and cheonggukjang, vitamin D3, and Forti5. For all therapies evaluated, adverse effects were rare and mild.

"Some patients with hair loss may benefit from nutritional supplementation, and shared decision-making with dermatologists should be encouraged to review risks and benefits of each treatment," the authors write.

[ConservativeMind]

There are some nutritional things that reduce hair loss, somewhat.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Tacrolimus1mg]

I took prenatal vitamins when I was on dialysis, and it helped a lot.

[monkeyshine]

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[leaning conservative]

I do nature’s bounty hair, skin, & nails. I take 3 gummies instead of the 2 recommended. Taken them forever & they work & are inexpensive. Walmart & Kroger always have a but 1 get 1 free. I used to do viviscal, but it’s absurdly expensive & has much less biotin.

[psjones]

Biotin with zinc, and collagen powder. Supposedly, the
collagen makes the hair strands stronger.

[Songcraft]

While watching another youtube video the other day, I noticed this one out there, by a guy who posts a lot of health-related videos on youtube (Dr. Eric Berg DC).   Not sure how effective these tips might be, but, for what it's worth, here's the link, if you want to check it out:

     "12 Home Remedies to Prevent Hair Loss and Regrow Your Hair"

[LibWhacker]

I take all of those. Have for a whole year in absurd quantities, and I can attest they work; just the other day I noticed I have a single hair growing out of the side of my head.

[Songcraft]

You should get a discount when you go in for a haircut.

[Secret Agent Man]

Collagen is what holds skin and muscles and body structures together. Wrinkles are an area of uneven collagen.

[gattaca]

Many years ago, it was common to take Knox gelatin (collagen) for hair and fingernail growth.

[Carriage Hill]

A full head of hair is way overrated. Just join “Hat of The Month Club”, and all’s okay. LOL.

[Sirius Lee]

I get a lot of red wine and olive oil in my diet. Full head o’ hair. Dad was bald at half my age.