7 Food Stuffs That Are Causing Hair Fall

As we are welcoming the modern age, we too are welcoming the ailments of the modern life. While two decades before, high blood pressure, heart diseases, arthritis, oesteoporosis, thyroid, etc were perceived to be problems suffered rarely and that too in old age, now life has become so advanced that even kids are suffering from such diseases. Forget these diseases, we all used to have a notion that one of the most common signs of ageing is hair loss. Nowadays, every two among 5 people have the problem of hair fall.

Medical studies have revealed that a normal person loses 100 strands of hair per day and our body is capable of retrieving the lost hair soon. But if you are losing more than 100 strands a day and it has become uncontrollable despite trying home remedies, then you need to become serious. Even you are aware of the fact that when you have healthy hair, then your personality gets a magical boost. Otherwise, you tend to feel less confident and when people start mocking you for getting bald, then you may even get depressed and may dislike attending social functions.

Hair fall can be caused due to inadequate rest, dehydration, stress, unhealthy diet, hormonal changes, excessive use of chemical based hair products, medications, etc. While you may be taking care of all other causes for hair fall, you need to emphasize more on eating right. Did you actually know that even some food stuff can lead to hair loss? If no, then its time to take action. You need to avoid more consumption of such food stuffs that are planning to make you go bald. Lets take a look at the 7 food stuffs that are causing hair fall and ensure that you take good care of your hair by limiting their consumption:

1. Packaged Food Stuffs

You hardly ever count the calories or see the composition of the food item before popping it into your mouth. Chips, crackers, biscuits, fruit juices, canned colas and soft drinks along with other snacks are highly dosed with chemical based preservatives, artificial colours and flavours. They contain very less nutrition. People are getting addicted to having such unhealthy snack options due to which their hair’s health is affected and they suffer from problem of hair loss at an early age.

2. Food Items Prepared From Refined Flour

Food items such as biscuits, cakes, cookies, etc prepared from refined flour can be way too dangerous for your hair’s health. When you consume such high amounts of carbohydrates, they convert into glucose and increase the blood sugar level to a great extent. This is turn can cause diabetes and can give rise to stress. Moreover these food items lack nutrition that is required for keeping your hair and yourself healthy. Also when you suffer from diabetes or stress, then hair fall is one of its common symptoms.

3. Eating More Fried Foods

Did you know that fried foods can cause hormonal imbalances? If no, then it is time to know how hazardous fried foods are for your health and for your hair too. Junk foods have excess oils and contain high amount of saturated fatty acids and transfats that result in rapid hormonal changes and along with making you overweight, they even cause hair loss.

4. Sugar Free Products

If you are determined to stay out of sugar to maintain your fitness then you must also keep out of sugar-free products. There are many sugar free products available in the market, which claim to give sweet taste with the help of artificial sweeteners and at the same time helps you in maintaining your health. But the truth is that the artificial sweetener called aspartame is highly used as substitute to sugar in such products and it is said to cause thinning of hair.

5. Caffeine Consumption In Excess

You actually need coffee to give you the desired kick at work. But consumption of coffee more than twice a day can be a major reason for sleep disorders and even insomnia. When you don’t sleep adequately, the functioning of your internal body system becomes weak and you tend to accumulate stress. This becomes yet another cause for hair loss. So the next time you feel like having coffee after gulping down two cups of it, then grab a glass of water instead.

6. Over Consumption Of Vitamin A

Though you need to have a good share of vitamin A for good vision, healthy immune system and promote cell growth, but you must know how much of vitamin A you actually need. As per medical recommendations, the consumption of vitamin A from food and supplements should not exceed 5000 International Units (IU) in one day. If you consume more of vitamin A, then you will start losing more hair than usual. So you need to keep your vitamin A intake in check.

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7. Eating Unhygienic Food Stuffs

No matter how much you are feeling tempted to eat those yummy street foods out there, you must control yourself and avoid eating them. Being prepared on streets, such street food stuffs are not being prepared in hygienic conditions and they maintain no standards to ensure that it is healthy. You may be prone to various diseases such as typhoid or dysentery among others. These diseases can rob off your body’s energy to absorb nutrition from food stuffs and prolonged intake of medications to cure these diseases can contribute to loss of hair.