Bodyfat% and male pattern baldness

[Aleksandar]

Do you guys know if there is any correlation between the percentage bodyfat you carry and male pattern baldness.

I ask this because I read that guys putting testosterone gel on their belly have significantly more hairloss than guys putting it on their biceps or chest. Could it be that fat cells convert testosterone quickly and efficiently to DHT?

 

[Pavi]

No correlation. In females, peripheral fat cells convert Androstenedione to estrogen (via aromatase). In males, no such conversion of T -> DHT occurs in peripheral fat cells

 

[parisienne]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4144211/ wouldn't say it's black or white but there's that. Plus, visceral fat is known to **** up your hormonal imbalance.

 

[kveezy33]

No correlation. In females, peripheral fat cells convert Androstenedione to estrogen (via aromatase). In males, no such conversion of T -> DHT occurs in peripheral fat cells

Male pattern baldness is more complicated than just DHT. Fat is not just a sack of mass that does nothing, it's considered a major organ that secretes hormones.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

Do you guys know if there is any correlation between the percentage bodyfat you carry and male pattern baldness.

I ask this because I read that guys putting testosterone gel on their belly have significantly more hairloss than guys putting it on their biceps or chest. Could it be that fat cells convert testosterone quickly and efficiently to DHT?

Link?

 

[Likewise]

Honestly, I don't believe it is possible.

 

[Yarkira]

It makes sense that body fat could affect how testosterone turns into DHT, which can impact male pattern baldness. The part about putting gel on your belly vs chest/biceps kind of fits with that idea since more fat might mean more conversion locally.

 

[exwhyyou]

i've stopped trying to be really skinny because my hair suffers. despite my strong regimen, i still need to eat adequate protein every day or else i notice my diffuse thinning picking up. having a little body fat is better for you overall i think