The most obvious link between zinc and hair loss is zinc deficiency hypozincemia.
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In a 2013 study published in the annals of dermatology all of the hair loss patients had significantly lower zinc levels than the control group studied.
Extreme zinc deficiency can cause hair loss.
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It s believed zinc acts as a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor blocking the creation of dht known for contributing to prostate enlargement and pattern baldness.
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Zinc deficiency has been tied to hair loss in both animal studies and human cases.
I also had also come across a forum post on the long hair community which gave me hope that taking zinc was the solution for my hair thinning.
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Zinc levels in the blood and hair are lower in men experiencing androgenetic alopecia also known as male pattern baldness.
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Zinc deficiency is a well recognized problem after biliopancreatic diversion duodenal switch and there is some indication that it may occur with other.
The analysis of each group showed that all groups of hair loss had statistically lower zinc concentration but not copper concentrations.
Many people on that forum had experienced an improvement in hair growth since taking zinc.
Until then though it s probably best to stick with tried and tested hair loss treatments.
There is data linking zinc deficiency in humans to both telogen effluvium and immune mediated hair loss.