A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer who lived among the Inuit for about a decade:
Two Brave Men Who Ate Nothing But Meat for an Entire Year
For nine years in total, he lived on nothing but meat and animal fat. He reported that during this time, his hair grew thicker. When he got back, he agreed to go on an all-meat diet under medical supervision. Again, his hair seemed to be in better shape. His friend, who was with him during his explorations and also took part in the year-long study, reported a similar effect.
The hair growth part is really just a sidenote in the blog post, but I found it interesting nonetheless. The diet was about 80% fat, 20% protein and almost no carbohydrates. Increased protein intake might explain some of the effects, but it also shows that a high saturated fat intake is not necessarily a problem.
I don't have any data on Eskimos and hair loss at hand, but I think they have low levels of male pattern baldness.
Two Brave Men Who Ate Nothing But Meat for an Entire Year
For nine years in total, he lived on nothing but meat and animal fat. He reported that during this time, his hair grew thicker. When he got back, he agreed to go on an all-meat diet under medical supervision. Again, his hair seemed to be in better shape. His friend, who was with him during his explorations and also took part in the year-long study, reported a similar effect.
The hair growth part is really just a sidenote in the blog post, but I found it interesting nonetheless. The diet was about 80% fat, 20% protein and almost no carbohydrates. Increased protein intake might explain some of the effects, but it also shows that a high saturated fat intake is not necessarily a problem.
I don't have any data on Eskimos and hair loss at hand, but I think they have low levels of male pattern baldness.
