My theory for Male Pattern Baldness, care to poke some holes

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What do I think or what do I know? I know that diet is the most important factor.

How do you know that? There have been a lot of other changes as well.

Decrease in physical activity. More people working inside rather then outdoors. Increase in electromagnetic fields. Increased pollution. Increased use of chemicals. Increased hygiene. Might as well blame baldness on all of that...

How do I know? The China Study, a study conducted in the early 1970s proves it. Read The China Study book, better, go to amazon.com and read about this book. This book is what gave me the idea that male pattern baldness was not genetic at all but diet related. Just like cancer and heart disease. This guy studied different countries within China, those countries in China that consumed the most animal protein had the most heart disease and cancer, those that didn't had the least. So it's a snapshot inside China, studying diet and cancer and the connection. If it were genetics why then were cancer rates so different within China. He discovered a direct correlation between the percentage of animal proteins consumption and higher cancer rates. Proving that it's not genetics but diet. And NO I'm not trying to sell this book, I know I'm talking a lot about it, that's because it's important to my argument. It's hard to get into a debate when so few of you are even familiar with The China Study.

You are aware that both of the authors of the book you're referring to have male pattern baldness, I hope?

In fact, if you look hard enough, pretty much every physician that thinks they have something important to say about the human diet has some form of baldness.

Your genetics determine your body's response to your diet. Genetics are more important.

I agree. T. Colin Campbell does have some form of male pattern baldness, but he is in his 70s, hair thins eventually. Also, makes you wonder at what age he adopted a vegan diet. I don't recall after reading the book. His male pattern baldness doesn't look severe especially for someone in their 70s. Could male pattern baldness have been prevented even more had he started earlier in life? We don't know. Also I'm not seeing the male pattern baldness in his son, he has a healthy head of hair. I have the book with a pic of both of them on the cover and his hair looks great.

As for every physician. We aren't discussing them. I'm only speaking about those that advocate a vegan whole foods diet.
 

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frailstar said:
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What do I think or what do I know? I know that diet is the most important factor.

How do you know that? There have been a lot of other changes as well.

Decrease in physical activity. More people working inside rather then outdoors. Increase in electromagnetic fields. Increased pollution. Increased use of chemicals. Increased hygiene. Might as well blame baldness on all of that...

How do I know? The China Study, a study conducted in the early 1970s proves it. Read The China Study book, better, go to amazon.com and read about this book. This book is what gave me the idea that male pattern baldness was not genetic at all but diet related. Just like cancer and heart disease. This guy studied different countries within China, those countries in China that consumed the most animal protein had the most heart disease and cancer, those that didn't had the least. So it's a snapshot inside China, studying diet and cancer and the connection. If it were genetics why then were cancer rates so different within China. He discovered a direct correlation between the percentage of animal proteins consumption and higher cancer rates. Proving that it's not genetics but diet. And NO I'm not trying to sell this book, I know I'm talking a lot about it, that's because it's important to my argument. It's hard to get into a debate when so few of you are even familiar with The China Study.

You are aware that both of the authors of the book you're referring to have male pattern baldness, I hope?

In fact, if you look hard enough, pretty much every physician that thinks they have something important to say about the human diet has some form of baldness.

Your genetics determine your body's response to your diet. Genetics are more important.

I agree. T. Colin Campbell does have some form of male pattern baldness, but he is in his 70s, hair thins eventually. Also, makes you wonder at what age he adopted a vegan diet. I don't recall after reading the book. His male pattern baldness doesn't look severe especially for someone in their 70s. Could male pattern baldness have been prevented even more had he started earlier in life? We don't know. Also I'm not seeing the male pattern baldness in his son, he has a healthy head of hair. I have the book with a pic of both of them on the cover and his hair looks great.

As for every physician. We aren't discussing them. I'm only speaking about those that advocate a vegan whole foods diet.

Actually, his son is balding. It's quite evident if you find a picture of him. Also, when you defend yourself, learn to look at the whole picture. I mentioned that little tidbit about the physicians and researchers, because it's very important to realize that what is preached by many physicians doesn't seem to work for them either.
 

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What do I think or what do I know? I know that diet is the most important factor.

How do you know that? There have been a lot of other changes as well.

Decrease in physical activity. More people working inside rather then outdoors. Increase in electromagnetic fields. Increased pollution. Increased use of chemicals. Increased hygiene. Might as well blame baldness on all of that...

How do I know? The China Study, a study conducted in the early 1970s proves it. Read The China Study book, better, go to amazon.com and read about this book. This book is what gave me the idea that male pattern baldness was not genetic at all but diet related. Just like cancer and heart disease. This guy studied different countries within China, those countries in China that consumed the most animal protein had the most heart disease and cancer, those that didn't had the least. So it's a snapshot inside China, studying diet and cancer and the connection. If it were genetics why then were cancer rates so different within China. He discovered a direct correlation between the percentage of animal proteins consumption and higher cancer rates. Proving that it's not genetics but diet. And NO I'm not trying to sell this book, I know I'm talking a lot about it, that's because it's important to my argument. It's hard to get into a debate when so few of you are even familiar with The China Study.

You are aware that both of the authors of the book you're referring to have male pattern baldness, I hope?

In fact, if you look hard enough, pretty much every physician that thinks they have something important to say about the human diet has some form of baldness.

Your genetics determine your body's response to your diet. Genetics are more important.

I agree. T. Colin Campbell does have some form of male pattern baldness, but he is in his 70s, hair thins eventually. Also, makes you wonder at what age he adopted a vegan diet. I don't recall after reading the book. His male pattern baldness doesn't look severe especially for someone in their 70s. Could male pattern baldness have been prevented even more had he started earlier in life? We don't know. Also I'm not seeing the male pattern baldness in his son, he has a healthy head of hair. I have the book with a pic of both of them on the cover and his hair looks great.

As for every physician. We aren't discussing them. I'm only speaking about those that advocate a vegan whole foods diet.

Actually, his son is balding. It's quite evident if you find a picture of him. Also, when you defend yourself, learn to look at the whole picture. I mentioned that little tidbit about the physicians and researchers, because it's very important to realize that what is preached by many physicians doesn't seem to work for them either.[/quote:db5e0]

Campbell doesn't claim that his diet helps male pattern baldness, just prevent cancer and heart disease. I don't want anyone to think I'm implying his book talks about male pattern baldness, because it doesn't.

Do you have a picture of his son? I wasn't able to find another picture of him, please link to it, just have the one on the book sleeve and he has no frontal hair loss, don't know about the back of his head.
 

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Re: My theory for Male Pattern Baldness, care to poke some h

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I believe that the reason that Asia has the lowest rate of male pattern baldness is because they don't consume dairy and also consume a vegetable rich diet.

I thought Native Americans and Inuit had a lower rate of male pattern baldness. Traditionally, Inuits have a high meat, low-carb diet and didn't suffer from some of the same ailments from consuming a 'Westernized' diet.

Simply put, I think it's the crappy genes. Diet is probably a factor, but only if you're deficient in protein, iron, zinc, or biotin.
 

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docj077 said:
frailstar said:
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What do I think or what do I know? I know that diet is the most important factor.

How do you know that? There have been a lot of other changes as well.

Decrease in physical activity. More people working inside rather then outdoors. Increase in electromagnetic fields. Increased pollution. Increased use of chemicals. Increased hygiene. Might as well blame baldness on all of that...

How do I know? The China Study, a study conducted in the early 1970s proves it. Read The China Study book, better, go to amazon.com and read about this book. This book is what gave me the idea that male pattern baldness was not genetic at all but diet related. Just like cancer and heart disease. This guy studied different countries within China, those countries in China that consumed the most animal protein had the most heart disease and cancer, those that didn't had the least. So it's a snapshot inside China, studying diet and cancer and the connection. If it were genetics why then were cancer rates so different within China. He discovered a direct correlation between the percentage of animal proteins consumption and higher cancer rates. Proving that it's not genetics but diet. And NO I'm not trying to sell this book, I know I'm talking a lot about it, that's because it's important to my argument. It's hard to get into a debate when so few of you are even familiar with The China Study.

You are aware that both of the authors of the book you're referring to have male pattern baldness, I hope?

In fact, if you look hard enough, pretty much every physician that thinks they have something important to say about the human diet has some form of baldness.

Your genetics determine your body's response to your diet. Genetics are more important.

I agree. T. Colin Campbell does have some form of male pattern baldness, but he is in his 70s, hair thins eventually. Also, makes you wonder at what age he adopted a vegan diet. I don't recall after reading the book. His male pattern baldness doesn't look severe especially for someone in their 70s. Could male pattern baldness have been prevented even more had he started earlier in life? We don't know. Also I'm not seeing the male pattern baldness in his son, he has a healthy head of hair. I have the book with a pic of both of them on the cover and his hair looks great.

As for every physician. We aren't discussing them. I'm only speaking about those that advocate a vegan whole foods diet.

Actually, his son is balding. It's quite evident if you find a picture of him. Also, when you defend yourself, learn to look at the whole picture. I mentioned that little tidbit about the physicians and researchers, because it's very important to realize that what is preached by many physicians doesn't seem to work for them either.

Campbell doesn't claim that his diet helps male pattern baldness, just prevent cancer and heart disease. I don't want anyone to think I'm implying his book talks about male pattern baldness, because it doesn't.

Do you have a picture of his son? I wasn't able to find another picture of him, please link to it, just have the one on the book sleeve and he has no frontal hair loss, don't know about the back of his head.

All you have to do is look him up on Google. He's receding. A diet that helps cancer and heart disease won't necessarily help male pattern baldness. Those diseases are "associated", but that doesn't mean that they totally influence each other. Their associations are more genetic than they are environmental.
 

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I recently took a look at an old, damaged, pre-WWII movieclip from Japan. It was restored but quality...still bad. I was a bit surprised cos several people seen in that movie was balding.

Just a side note.
 

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it never ceases to amaze me that so many people simply f*****g refuse to believe that their genetics are the reason they are balding.




I have two uncles with full heads of hair in their fifties. They have lousy diets, are both overweight, and neither excercises other than normal walking. The old Asiatic diet full of soya and green tea might have slowed balding because of anti-androgens in those foodstuffs, but thats it.



YOUR HAIRGENES SUCK. GET OVER IT. USE TREATMENTS AND WAIT FOR A CURE>
 

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michael barry said:
it never ceases to amaze me that so many people simply f****ing refuse to believe that their genetics are the reason they are balding.

YOUR HAIRGENES SUCK. GET OVER IT. USE TREATMENTS AND WAIT FOR A CURE>

No more needs to be said, anyone who disagrees is in denial and will have to accept it sooner or later.
 

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michael barry said:
it never ceases to amaze me that so many people simply f****ing refuse to believe that their genetics are the reason they are balding.




I have two uncles with full heads of hair in their fifties. They have lousy diets, are both overweight, and neither excercises other than normal walking. The old Asiatic diet full of soya and green tea might have slowed balding because of anti-androgens in those foodstuffs, but thats it.



YOUR HAIRGENES SUCK. GET OVER IT. USE TREATMENTS AND WAIT FOR A CURE>

Interesting...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people

800px-AinuGroup.JPG
 

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Most of the anthropologists that I know seem to agree in consider them belonging to the leucoderm group. Possibly the thesis more guessed right on the origin of the Ainu it is the one what consider them as having Continental or Siberian origin (Biasutti attributed them an australoid origin, other Hindu as Guifrida-Ruggeri, some americans an oceanic origin etc.) You can admit the existence in Siberia, in a very old time, of a white-leucoderm mass little differed that, step by step, it would have been dispersed by the mongolic expansion. In that moment it is when the Ainu would have settled in Japan; coming from Korea, they would have advanced from South to North. This people, in roads of complete disappearance, constitutes, because, the only relic of a archaic leucoderm population disappeared time ago. This is what classic anthropology till now agreed about the Ainu people but it would be interesing to know what genetics have to say. Any idea?

Hooton has written on them: "The hairy Ainu, aborigines of Japan and now restricted in distribution to the northern part of Japan and its islands, are generally regarded as the remnant of an ancient, brunet white or brown stock which in former times may have extended straight across Asia into European Russia. This short, dolichocephalic or mesocephalic people is notable for the profuseness of growth of its body hair and especially for the heavy beards of the males. Obviously the Ainu have undergone a considerable dilution of their blood by recent admixture with Mongoloid strains, most apparent in the females. But the pure Ainu type, as exhibited in many males, is distinctly of the "White" variety in features and even in pigmentation. Many Ainus are almost indistinguisable from bearded Russian peasants, who perhaps carry a good proportion of the same blood. An even more remarkable resemblance, although less pronounced, is that which the Ainu bear to the natives of Australia in their large brow-ridges, depressed nasal roots, and general hairiness. Some writers consider this a mere coincidence, but I am inclined to attribute it to the common posession of an archaich White racial element which is very strong in the Ainu, perhaps almost pure, aside from recent Mongoloid admixture, but in the case of the Australians is heavily overlaid with a Tasmanian admixture".

Ainu examples:




About what you say regarding the Atlanto-Mediterranids I did not find any clear information from anthropological books but in my experience they tend to have more hair in general.
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http://www.historyillustrated.com/texts ... ook26.html
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Ethnologists accredit the Ainu with being one of the most interesting members of the human family. No other man is so hairy as he
They are called the hairy people and are the primitives of Japan.
The Ainu never wash, brush or comb the hair.

Very interesting issue.

In the photograph I don't see common baldness among them. It is possible a little frontal recession in the woman at left but I don't be sure.

Armando
 

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What do I think or what do I know? I know that diet is the most important factor.

How do you know that? There have been a lot of other changes as well.

Decrease in physical activity. More people working inside rather then outdoors. Increase in electromagnetic fields. Increased pollution. Increased use of chemicals. Increased hygiene. Might as well blame baldness on all of that...

How do I know? The China Study, a study conducted in the early 1970s proves it. Read The China Study book, better, go to amazon.com and read about this book. This book is what gave me the idea that male pattern baldness was not genetic at all but diet related. Just like cancer and heart disease. This guy studied different countries within China, those countries in China that consumed the most animal protein had the most heart disease and cancer, those that didn't had the least. So it's a snapshot inside China, studying diet and cancer and the connection. If it were genetics why then were cancer rates so different within China. He discovered a direct correlation between the percentage of animal proteins consumption and higher cancer rates. Proving that it's not genetics but diet. And NO I'm not trying to sell this book, I know I'm talking a lot about it, that's because it's important to my argument. It's hard to get into a debate when so few of you are even familiar with The China Study.

You are aware that both of the authors of the book you're referring to have male pattern baldness, I hope?

In fact, if you look hard enough, pretty much every physician that thinks they have something important to say about the human diet has some form of baldness.

Your genetics determine your body's response to your diet. Genetics are more important.

I agree. T. Colin Campbell does have some form of male pattern baldness, but he is in his 70s, hair thins eventually. Also, makes you wonder at what age he adopted a vegan diet. I don't recall after reading the book. His male pattern baldness doesn't look severe especially for someone in their 70s. Could male pattern baldness have been prevented even more had he started earlier in life? We don't know. Also I'm not seeing the male pattern baldness in his son, he has a healthy head of hair. I have the book with a pic of both of them on the cover and his hair looks great.

As for every physician. We aren't discussing them. I'm only speaking about those that advocate a vegan whole foods diet.

Actually, his son is balding. It's quite evident if you find a picture of him. Also, when you defend yourself, learn to look at the whole picture. I mentioned that little tidbit about the physicians and researchers, because it's very important to realize that what is preached by many physicians doesn't seem to work for them either.[/quote:ffcb5]

Campbell doesn't claim that his diet helps male pattern baldness, just prevent cancer and heart disease. I don't want anyone to think I'm implying his book talks about male pattern baldness, because it doesn't.

Do you have a picture of his son? I wasn't able to find another picture of him, please link to it, just have the one on the book sleeve and he has no frontal hair loss, don't know about the back of his head.[/quote:ffcb5]

All you have to do is look him up on Google. He's receding. A diet that helps cancer and heart disease won't necessarily help male pattern baldness. Those diseases are "associated", but that doesn't mean that they totally influence each other. Their associations are more genetic than they are environmental.[/quote:ffcb5]

I did a search for his son and did not find a pic of him. His father was easier to find and he looks just like he does in the picture on the sleeve of the book. Maybe you think you are seeing his son but it's not him.
 

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Re: My theory for Male Pattern Baldness, care to poke some h

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I believe that the reason that Asia has the lowest rate of male pattern baldness is because they don't consume dairy and also consume a vegetable rich diet.

I thought Native Americans and Inuit had a lower rate of male pattern baldness. Traditionally, Inuits have a high meat, low-carb diet and didn't suffer from some of the same ailments from consuming a 'Westernized' diet.

Simply put, I think it's the crappy genes. Diet is probably a factor, but only if you're deficient in protein, iron, zinc, or biotin.

That's interesting about the Native Americans and Eskimos. Did they consume a lot of milk. Maybe it's the absence of dairy in their diet and the high concentrations of omegas. Maybe it's not the meat that causes male pattern baldness.
 

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michael barry said:
it never ceases to amaze me that so many people simply f****ing refuse to believe that their genetics are the reason they are balding.




I have two uncles with full heads of hair in their fifties. They have lousy diets, are both overweight, and neither excercises other than normal walking. The old Asiatic diet full of soya and green tea might have slowed balding because of anti-androgens in those foodstuffs, but thats it.



YOUR HAIRGENES SUCK. GET OVER IT. USE TREATMENTS AND WAIT FOR A CURE>

I'm not saying genes don't play a role. You misunderstand me. Genes play a role in heart disease and cancer too but you don't see me surrendering and eating whole milk, meat and refined flour. I'm saying that diet could over ride your genetic predisposition, just like it's proven you can with cancer and heart disease. Would you rather play dumb, eat crappy cancer causing foods and get cancer / heart disease and then have to go through treatment? Or just prevent it through diet in the first place. What you are suggesting is exactly what's wrong with American's now. We rely on pills to fix everything and pay zero attention what's going into our mouth.

The fact that my male pattern baldness theory seems crazy isn't surprising. Shockingly, some people are still debating if a whole foods, dairy & meat free diet can prevent cancer and heart disease.
 

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Armando Jose said:
http://www.historyillustrated.com/texts/expos/wfe_1904_book26.html
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Ethnologists accredit the Ainu with being one of the most interesting members of the human family. No other man is so hairy as he
They are called the hairy people and are the primitives of Japan.
The Ainu never wash, brush or comb the hair.

Very interesting issue.

In the photograph I don't see common baldness among them. It is possible a little frontal recession in the woman at left but I don't be sure.

Armando

hmm they ate a lot of fish like the Eskimos.
 

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frailstar said:
Shockingly, some people are still debating if a whole foods, dairy & meat free diet can prevent cancer and heart disease.

BTW, Dr. Roger Williams (a world-famous scientist and biochemist...he's the one who actually discovered pantothenic acid, gave folic acid its name, and did original work with numerous other vitamins and dietary factors) felt that milk helps protect against heart disease. He recommended that whole milk be consumed, as an excellent part of any diet.
 

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Latin american natives eat a lot of dairy and have nearly perfect hair. Take a stroll through Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica....Tons of men with perfect hair and they consume a lot of dairy and high-meat diets.
 

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Found this

An interesting epidemiological study was done in Japan about 8 years ago. It simply compared the incidence of male pattern baldness in rural Japan and urban Japan.

It was noted that the incidence on male pattern baldness in urban Japan was 4 times higher that that of rural Japan. The author, Dr. Inabi, hypothesized that diet played a major role. In urban Japan, the city dweller have essentially gone to a western diet, meaning more meat, dairy products, and fast foods, not to mention the stress. In rural Japan, he studied that they eat a traditional macrobiotic diet consisting mainly of fish, grains and vegetables, high in 3 and 6 fatty acids.

The incidence of male pattern baldness amongst the urban Japanese is only slightly less than what it is in the U.S., and among Japanese who have been living in the U.S. for more than one generation, it is identical to other ethnic groups. In Japan, prior to WWII, and its subsequent urbanization, male pattern baldness was virtually unknown and extremely rare. This study sheds a drastically different light on how diet and environment can impact genetic triggers and the predispositions.
 
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