Adequate Nutrition and Premature Hair Graying: A Review of Literature
Journal Title: Journal of Dermatology Research - Year 2024, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
People nowadays are very much concerned about their appearance and personality traits. Among these, hair colour plays an imperative role in overall look and adds to aesthetic value in this modern era of cosmetology mutiny. Hair graying whether timely or premature has a direct pessimistic impact on one’s social well-being. However, in latter the management of hair graying is believed to have significant and direct impact on the quality of life in adolescents. The hair cycle responsible for pigmentation of hairs is dependent on multiple factors viz. enzymes, pH, excessive stress, hormones, hereditary causes, sedentary lifestyle and nutritional deficiencies. Of these, if considered carefully, macronutrients and micronutrients obtained from diet in human body are playing an immense role directly or indirectly in normal hair cycle. A caloric deprivation or deficiency of these dietary components can lead to structural abnormalities in hair as well as pigmentation changes. In this review, an effort is being made to understand the role of various vitamins, minerals, proteins and antioxidants in canities. A broad literature search of PubMed and Google Scholar was performed to compile the information available in research as well as review articles. As per the available data, it can be suggested that there is direct relationship between the low levels of copper, iron and vitamin B12 and PHG. However, reaching a defined conclusion seemed unlikely because of limitations in studies related to the above-mentioned scenario.
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Rajveer Kaur, Kiranjeet Kaur
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