Androgenic alopecia is associated with higher dietary inflammatory index and lower antioxidant index scores
Antioxidant-rich diets protect against AGA, while pro-inflammatory diets increase the risk, likely through developing MetS. Patient nutrition is frequently overlooked in clinical practice, yet it plays a crucial role, especially for women genetically predisposed to androgenetic alopecia. Dietary changes, such as reducing pro-inflammatory foods (like trans and saturated fats) and increasing anti-inflammatory options (fruits and vegetables), can help prevent hair loss and mitigate its psychological impacts, ultimately lowering future treatment costs.
Authors
- Hossein Pourmontaseri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9629-2284)
- Hadi Bazyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-7122)
- Reza Homayounfar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-9519)
- James R. Hébert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0677-2672)
- Azizallah Dehghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7345-0796)
- Mojtaba Farjam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4826-2846)
- Farhad Vahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7380-3790)
- Matin Sepehrinia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6063-0030)
- Sina Bazmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-0924)
- Negin Shakouri
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- Sirjan University of Technology (IR)
- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LU)
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (IR)
- Fasa University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1433962
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Hair Growth and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.56