Is Male Pattern Baldness Not Genetic At All?
There was a study done by a Cornell University professor named T. Collin Campbell in conjunction with Oxford University entitled “The China Study”. It’s an entire book, but basically he says genes are expressed by nutrition, and many of his arguments revolve around animal based protein v. plant based protein and cholesterol, cancer, heart disease — not necessarily balding. But this peaked my curiosity. Can male pattern baldness not be genetic at all but instead the balding aspect is expressed by some type of diet balding men eat whether that diet is heavy in red meat or whatever?
I have been aware of this thesis for some time and one has to give it credibility. There is no doubt that diet does play an important role in one’s health. It is classic “nature versus nurture” type of argument, but things are not so simple. I did not read The China Study book, so I really cannot comment on that, but with respect to balding, although it is genetic, diet may very well influence the ‘expression’ of the process. Some people ascribe diet as a cause of the racial differences in balding when comparing Asians (in Asia) with Caucasians in America, but the science for this is clearly not available.
There is scientific prove. Soy is proven to bind to andrpogen receptors and bind to DHT. Same aplies to moega 3 fatty acids, in other words fish oil. When people consume more fish, DHT levers are lower.
Societies like the ones mentioned have diets rich in both soy and fish.
Smoking also cpntributes to hairloss. Research has shown that smoking makes someone bald significantly faster.
Search pubmed for: Soy equoll baldness, omega 3 DHT, etcetera.
Hey TheMule,
Can you send me a link to the info on omega 3 and DHT? I’ve researched EXTENSIVELY about equol, and it seems to be perfect, although I haven’t figured out why some people produce it and others don’t. Maybe fish/omega 3s?