Also they ate homemade meals, not McDonalds or Chinese takeaway which are now on every corner. MSG, sugar, all increase inflammation.
Uh no. I was a kid in the 70s and a teenager in the 80s. We pretty much ate junk food everyday. McDonalds and the mall food courts are where we hung out after spending hours playing pinball and video games. If anything, people are more conscious of healthy eating than ever before.
Plenty of guys were thinning in high school.
Most of my friends from back then are bald now or Norwood 3+. I managed to keep mine and sometimes feel a bit guilty. I just developed a minor crown thinning in the last 5 years but saved it with topical finasteride and minoxidil. Its genetic. IMO