Can obesity cause hair loss? Here's What Research Says

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Thursday, 7th October 2021

According to a study published in the journal Nature,  researchers have found the cause of obesity, which leads to hair loss

They discovered that stem cells in hair follicles behave differently in mice fed a  diet high in fats than in mice on a standard diet. Inflammatory signals in  stem cells led to these differences, which ultimately led to hair loss and hair loss. These fascinating facts shed light on the intricate relationship between obesity and organ dysfunction.

Obesity is known  to be associated with the development of numerous diseases in humans. Heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments are very common in overweight people. However, it is not entirely clear how chronic obesity specifically causes the body's organs to deteriorate and lose their functionality.

 In a recent study, a group of researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) used mouse model experiments to investigate how a high-fat diet or genetic obesity can affect hair loss and hair loss. 

The authors found that obesity can lead to depletion of hair follicle stem cells (HFSC) by inducing certain inflammatory signals, blocking hair follicle regeneration and ultimately leading to hair follicle loss.

Normally, HFSCs renew themselves in each cycle of the hair follicles, which is part of the process that allows our hair to continuously grow back. As people age, HFSCs can no longer regenerate on their own, leading to less HFSCs and therefore hair thinning.

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