Balding means unhealthy now.. WTF

[johnrts]

This british article claims that their is a connection between baldness and heart problems.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/618585.stm

 

[Shawnab]

Bitish,

I saw nothing in that article that proves that at all.

 

[johnrts]

Really boogles the mind why BBC posted such rubbish, i mean thats just F'N ridiculous that balding means "Oh no, he has a higher chance of heart problems".

Pure coincidence that the balding men had heart problem histories.

 

[Fanjeera]

Bald men have higher blood pressure.

 

[alkulk]

This is not the first publication that links balding to heart problems. I think there is SOMEthing in it.

 

[phish]

my theory is that bald men have more dht then average men, and when dht is higher testerone is higher and testerone over long periods of time has shown to enlarge the heart.

 

[amsch]

my theory is that bald men have more dht then average men, and when dht is higher testerone is higher and testerone over long periods of time has shown to enlarge the heart.

Bald men do not have higher dht levels than any other men, the hair is just more sensitive to it.

 

[ali777]

The guy in the middle picture is like me :x

I'm supposed to have 9% increased risk of heart disease. 20-30% from smoking, 20-30% from drinking, 20-30% from stress, 20-30% from all that caffeine I consume.... I'm definitely going to have a heart disease :freaked2: .

OMG, I'm gonna die :sobbing: .......... I'm going jogging.... See you later ..........

 

[uncomfortable man]

So now insurance companies can raise my rates because I am a genetic liability.

 

[ali777]

On a more serious note...

there might be some truth to it. I tried finasteride for a week only. One major effect I noticed was that it made me extremely calm. I hate being so calm, I need to feel alive.

Maybe DHT has something to do with aggression and stress, which are related to heart diseases. I'm not a doctor, so I wouldn't know for sure.