weight loss and hair loss

[scribble99999]

I have been suffering male pattern baldness and was about 2 on the scale and 2 years ago I had surgery before it became obvious that I had done anything. In the last 8 months I have been on a bit of a regime and lost 4 stone and been hitting the gym pretty hard. Until then I never really did any exercise. My diet is pretty good and varied except carbs are kept low. However the last few months I have been shedding a lot of hair and am starting to look boarderline patchy. A lot of the loss is in the area where I had the transplants. I wonder if there is a connection with the weight loss and training. I read somewhere that this can cause hair loss but that it will grow back. Anyone have any info opinions?

 

[Vanzzzz]

It is possible that your hair loss is progressing. Are you on any medications like propecia?

 

[nickypoos]

Is it the transplanted hair which is shedding? If so it could possibly be a shed from propecia (if you are taking it?) because 10-20% of hairs from all over the head shed at the same time, including the DHT resistant transplanted hair, if this is the case, the hair will grow back. However if it is the original hair around the transplanted hair it will probably be male pattern baldness progressing further.

It is possible that your hair loss is progressing. Are you on any medications like propecia?

His transplanted hairs should never fall out due to male pattern baldness.

I wonder if there is a connection with the weight loss and training. I read somewhere that this can cause hair loss but that it will grow back. Anyone have any info opinions?

Some believe weight training (because it increases testosterone) increases the production of DHT therefore accelerates male pattern baldness.
Some believe cardio training (reduces testosterone) slows down the process. I personally believe the neither creates a significant effect on the rate of hair loss. But a healthy lifestyle with lots of cardio certainly can't do the hair any bad. Keep up what you’re doing. A toned sleek body with no hair is much more attractive than a fat bloke with an afro.

 

[Averagejoe]

You might translate stone to pounds for all the Yanks on here lol.
I guess weight-lifting can increase hair loss but wouldnt it take quite..
A bit on time?I wonder if doing half cardio/half weights would..
Be enough to offset it?sounds silly i have no idea if it works that way.

 

[nickypoos]

You might translate stone to pounds for all the Yanks on here lol.
I guess weight-lifting can increase hair loss but wouldnt it take quite..
A bit on time?I wonder if doing half cardio/half weights would..
Be enough to offset it?sounds silly i have no idea if it works that way.

4 stone is 56 pounds, a lot of weight loss indeed!

I believe the short spike of increase testosterone from weightlifting will show next to no visible impact on hair loss, my opinion of course.

Plus the many benefits from doing cardio alone should encourage people to do so, but again i think the impact will be minimal. Look at all the balding football players out there.

 

[billythekid]

if you're overweight and start losing weight quickly because of diet / exercise, i suspect you would also accelerate male pattern baldness.

i think maintaining the same weight is the best bet. those folk on the tv shows, who shed the pounds also shed lots of hair.