I am concerned that an acquaintance of mine who follows a strict vegan diet appears to be going bald?

We all know (although some refuse to acknowledge it) it has been fully established that following a strict vegan diet, without exception, will eventually lead to inevitable significant health problems of many kinds, including physoclogical issues in addition to the obvious physical symptoms of consuming a diet that is deficient of essential minerals and nutrients. But aside from that which is obvious, the aquaintance I'm referring to is only 19 or 20 years old. He follows a strict vegan diet and it is apparent that he is prematurely losing his hair. I will entertain the possiblility that part of the cause for this may simply be from bad genes, meaning he may simply come from bad stock. But one has to entertain the possibility that this premature hair loss has been accelerated due to the well known deficiencies of the strict vegan diet. I just want to help the poor fellow out. Any suggestions that will help him out will be appreciated.I am concerned that an acquaintance of mine who follows a strict vegan diet appears to be going bald?
First of all, don't go in the VEGETARIAN and VEGAN section and give us your "I'm better than you" BS, Just because you eat meat doesn't make you healthier than anyone. You really don't know what you are talking about. So don't try to preach!

Second, I am sorry for your friend. I wouldn't know what to suggest to him, possibly he is just simply going bald. Sometimes people are just that unfortunate, I mean my dad lost his hair by the time he was 24... And he is certainly nothing close to a vegetarian. Sometimes these things just happen, and they have nothing to do with diet. So don't automatically assume that because he is a vegan he is nutrient deficient(unless he is not eating a balanced diet)

And If I were you I wouldn't feel so bad for him, because he may go bald, but he will probably live longer than you :)



By the way you could have worded this question better, and maybe you would have been spared some criticism. For example, "My 19 yr old friend is going bald, I am wondering if it has anything to do with his strict vegan diet". I, for one, would have been a lot nicer to you.



*** Maybe If you asked nicer, then you would have gotten a nicer answer from me... there was no need to say that following a strict vegan diet will lead to significant health problems. You could have asked that question in a completly different way, but you just wanted to get your opinion in. I am not a mean spirited person, I am very happy (dispite what my avatar looks like). It just rubs me the wrong way when I here all that BS about my diet leading to health problems, you have no Idea what you are talking about, And yes I have no problem telling you that.

And just because you are a vegetarian, doesn't make me respect you or your opinion any more, honestly I could care less what you eat, and you being a vegetarian doesn't change the fact that you don't know what you are talking about. And for that, again I have no problem telling you that you are wrong.



Did you really think that you were going to ask that question the way you did in here without getting someone's opposite point of view? So don't act so suprised.



But hey what do I know, I am not even "real" what ever that means... and I am a "she" just for the record...



*** Okay I can see that this is just going to go on and on...after this post, no matter what you say to counter what I am saying, I will ignore you. That's better for the both of us:)

What part of your first statement makes any sense? Just because I called you a preaching meat-eater, it must mean that I care what you eat? I DON'T CARE. You can go ahead and eat all the rotting animals or vegetables you want... I COULD CARE LESS, as long as you aren't giving me a lecture on ::In DUMB voice:: "The deficiencies of the strict vegan diet", THAT IS WHAT I MEANT... I don't care what you eat, as long as you don't tell me what I am eating is wrong!

As far as the statement I made about him living longer, oOo someones a little touchy, You are right I don't know him or you(And I really wouldn't like to) but I was making a joke. I was not saying that it is true, just making a joke because you are an idiot.

And as for your problems in the past with a vegan diet... Again I don't care, I feel fine, and I have been living vegan lifestyle for over a year now. You are the one speaking as if you have knowledge on the subject, as an authority... when neither of us were vegans for more than 2 years... so As far as I am concerned you HAVE NOT lived a strict vegan diet long enough to make the statements you made(that a long term vegan diet leads to serious health problems) Because you haven't tried a long term vegan diet, only 1 year of it. So you can stick YOUR facts from experience somewhere dark and scary.



*** You are a pompous idiot... And you think you are funny and witty, but you sound like an arrogant fool!

Damn I promised myself that I wouldn't answer you back anymore, oh well. You are just one of those people that can't be argued with because you think you are right all the time... A legend in your own mind... how sad... Have fun with that.

(This will be the last post, I hope, if I can control myself)

You could have the last word if it makes you feel better...I am concerned that an acquaintance of mine who follows a strict vegan diet appears to be going bald?
go to a viatamin shop and get him a multiple that fulfills all of his daily needs
Biotin supplements; from the "B" vitamin family. It does wonders for hair and nail growth.I am concerned that an acquaintance of mine who follows a strict vegan diet appears to be going bald?
What deficiencies are in a vegan diet? You are clearly not knowledgable on the topic. Most people think B12 comes only from meat, when in fact cows do not produce it naturally either. They are fed nutritional yeast as part of their feed, and thats where the B12 comes from-same as many of the other B vitamins. If a vegan eats a well balanced diet of whole grains, leafy greens, and protein, they will have a lower cholesterol count and better health than an omnivore. Vegans can use nutritional yeast as well. I doubt your friends hair loss has anything to do with his food choice. My 23 year old son is losing his hair at a rapid rate, and he is a die hard meat eater. My hair is healthy, long, thick, shiny, and its natural red color (I am 43) My 12 year old veg daughters hair is the same as mine. Our skin is glowing, we need no makeup, and are obviously healthier than our omnivore peers. My daughter is the only kid in her school not battling acne issues (she is the only veg in her school of 954) Dont take this the wrong way, but I doubt you can help your friend. Most vegans are experts on nutrition and where to get vitamins in their diets. Just be a good friend, and dont judge him for his choices. Its the omnivores that have been brainwashed about "needing" meat in their diet. If you take the time to do the homework, you will see I am correct. The government supports the meat industry with huge subsidies-they are certainly not going to come along now and say they have been wrong all along. I often puzzle over things like this-you are worried about your friends hair loss over his food choices, but do you worry about friends or family with illness like arthritis, diabetes, allergies, cancer, etc, that perhaps THEIR illness DOES come from eating meat? Please give that some thought!!
If he is down about it help him, if he isn't don't worry

He may be ill though.

Has he suddenly become vegan. Does he get all the right nutrients? He should go docs to test his blood and sugar levels just to make sure he is healthy.



It's nice of you to care for your friend don't mind aladin, he isn't even realI am concerned that an acquaintance of mine who follows a strict vegan diet appears to be going bald?
Those facts are true if they do it unintelligently. Strict diets lack nothing and actually improve health. Do you ever hear of heart disease and cancer resulting from plant-based diets, which are the two major killers in America-because America has a predominately flesh food diet? Or any of the other major ailments in America resulting from fruits and vegetables? You need to know your source. The word of God tells us that a plant-based diet is what our Creator had for us in the beginning (read Gen 1 and 2); and it was not until the flood came that meat was allowed to eat, for you cannot grow a garden in a flood (read Gen 9). There are many detrimental effects of partaking of a flesh food diet, if you study, man's age greatly declined after the flood when they started to eat flesh food.
"we all know"??? if you know then why are you a vegetarian? unless u r fibbing. Your friend could losing hair because of a health problem before he went vege. Hair loss problems usually develop over a length of time. It may not be associated with vege diets. Think about how chemotherapy makes you lose your hair.
"without exception, will eventually lead to inevitable significant health problems of many kinds" That sounds fairly dull minded, don't you think?



Well, many many meat eaters are bald, so are vegetarians, and vegans, men and women... I know vegans who have been vegan their whole life and now being old, still have a thick head of hair. My hair is slowly thinning... is it due to a vegan diet? Who know, but I don't think so. I took a one year holiday 10 years ago and it all grew back thick and strong. Over the last 10 years, it has slowly thinned again. Seems stress has something to do with it. Or perhaps the highly polluted city I took my holiday in helped it grow back as pollution raises estrogen levels, as testosterone is culprit of hair loss. Perhaps your friend just has a huge sex drive and is not getting enough sex. Or just is plain stressed out.
Your friend is probably just going bald, it happens. I got set up on a blind date with a 25 year old that was almost bald on top of his head. He was a meat eater.



I also want to add, the reason you probably got so many negative answers is because of your phrasing. Saying "we all know" but us vegetarians/vegans refuse to acknowledge... is belittling everyone who follows a vegetarian/vegan life style. You shouldn't come on preaching as if you are above/smarter than everyone, that is if you expect to get respect in return. I'm not even going to go into the health benefit of vegetarian/vegan diet since We all know(and most others refuse to acknowledge) those indisputable facts.
He is either not eating a balanced diet or he is genetically loosing his hair. He should consider a multi-vitamin to be sure.
When you become familiar with the ADA's position on the topic let us know. Unless of course you are saying you know more about diet than the ADA, in that case please continue to inform us O wise one.



In all seriousness, if this is a true question, your friend needs to see a Vegan friendly dietitian. It's more than possible to eat like crap on any diet, Vegan or not.



http://www.cse.nd.edu/~pscherm1/veggie/A鈥?/a> (what the ADA says about Vegan diets)
The responses of the people you are addressing were quite polite compared to your posts. It was clear to me upon reading your first few words that you were trying to stir trouble. All you had to say was, "My vegan friend is 19 years old and is going bald - is it possibly a nutrient deficiency from not eating the proper types of foods?" But obviously, that was not your actual intent with this post - don't try to act like it was.



My friend started going bald around the same age. Meat eater. It happens. Some boys grow mustaches at 14. Some go bald at 18. Everyone's different.