Fatty and High Cholesterol Diet Can Contribute to Hair Loss

How difficult it is to resist the temptation of finger licking fries or those mouth-watering burgers or cheese bursting out of your favorite pizza and above all, those glistening pastries looking heavenly! All of us get tempted and it’s not humanly possible to completely desist from these luring foods but what is essential is to understand not to become addicted to them. The secret of staying healthy and having healthy hair is to enjoy these temptations in moderation keeping in mind the harmful effects of them, if consumed regularly.

These ‘junk’ foods have been linked to high fat and high cholesterol and several studies have proved them to be one of the hair fall reasons. These impact the overall health ushering in problems like obesity, heart, skin and hair issues. Today high cholesterol along with high fat is detected as a common factor in more than 70% of people coming for hair fall treatment.

Is all cholesterol bad?

A misconception arising out of ignorance has given rise to the myth that all cholesterol is bad. You need to junk this myth and be informed that it exists in every cell and plays a very crucial part in essential functions of the body like production of hormones and digestion of food.

There are two types of cholesterol and one of them is good and the other bad! Know to differentiate the good from the bad!

Studies over decades have come to a conclusion that high levels of LDL lead to hair loss as it affects the overall health of the sufferer. Even the medications used to counter high levels of LDL have been seen to affect hairs health adversely.

Causes of high ldl levels:

1. Unhealthy Diet
2. Obesity
3. Sedentary life
4. Diabetes
5. Smoking

Natural ways to balance your cholesterol:

• Eating good cholesterol foods like nuts, beans & pulses, whole grains, high fiber fruits, etc.
• Avoiding foods that have trans fat like finger chips, burgers, etc.
• Reducing the intake of salt helps in cutting down the levels.
• Cutting down on sugary foods like cakes, chocolates, etc.
• Cutting down on smoking & drinking.
• Incorporating a moderate exercise regime.
• Controlling weight.

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