In the News – Young Koreans Are Stressed and Balding
Snippet from the article:
A growing number of Koreans in their 20s and 30s are suffering hair loss due to stress, according to findings of the Health Insurance Policy Research Institute under the National Health Insurance Corporation.According to the research institute, 88,004 people in their 20s and 30s received hair loss treatment at hospitals in 2009, which was 48.4 percent of the 181,707 patients treated for hair loss that year.
For the last five years, the number of people experiencing hair loss increased, especially for people in their 20s and 30s, research institute statistics showed.
Read the rest — Stress causing more young Koreans to lose hair
This article pinpoints young Koreans as suffering from stress-related hair loss, because it happens to be a Korean newspaper… but I’m not sure how the statistics compare to other cultures or races, or if these numbers even reflect just Koreans in particular.
I’m having trouble finding the study they’re referencing. Any help?
Kind of a related point here. I used to live in Japan, and still visit on occasion. I am amazed by the lack of male pattern baldness in Japan ! Of course it does occur, but there are so many older men with very full heads of hair, and male pattern baldness just seems less common there. I’ve often wondered whether it has something to do with their diet, perhaps the frequent consumption of Miso ?
Stress is a major cause of the hair fall .At the age of 20-30, The young people are getting stress – it is a very serious issue because it is the age to have fun and lot of enjoy . I want to say the people that just leave all the stress and live your life with joy .