In the News – Exploring the Link Between Hair Loss and High Blood Pressure
Snippet from the article:
Hypertension has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and early mortality. But hair loss?
Scientists are not exactly sure why, but a number of studies have suggested a relationship between blood pressure and men’s baldness, particularly the early-onset kind.
In a study published in 2007, for example, researchers looked at 250 men ages 35 to 65. After controlling for age, high cholesterol, smoking and other variables, they found that hypertension was “strongly associated†with male pattern baldness: those with a blood pressure reading above 120 over 80 had twice the risk of the others.
Read the rest at the New York Times — The Claim: High Blood Pressure Will Increase People’s Risk of Losing Their Hair
Hair loss might be an early indicator of disease risk in some people, but that’s a theory that requires further study.
They could also look at the relationship between high stress levels, high blood pressure, and MPB.
So….does this mean having high blood pressure can cause hair loss in a diffused pattern. So if you get it under control with a BP med it may grow back>