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There can be many underlying issues that can cause hair loss. With that in mind, if you are struggling with hair fall out, it can be difficult to know why–and how to stop it. Specifically, you may not be considering how your diet can affect your hair.
With that in mind, keep reading for one of the potential scary reasons your hair keeps falling out.
Not Getting Enough Protein
Hair is made up of protein, so if you are not getting enough protein in your diet, that could result in some serious problems for your hair. With that in mind, checking your protein intake is important.
Healthline explains, "Eating adequate protein is important for hair growth because hair follicles are made of mostly protein. A lack of protein in the diet has been shown to promote hair loss."
Liam Mahoney, nutritionist from Active Nutrition brand, Grenade, told Express: "Often, people go on crash diets that exclude protein or have abnormal eating habits which causes them to develop protein malnutrition. When this happens, the body will save the little amount of protein it has left by shifting growing hairs into the resting phase. Usually, this lasts for around three months, and then the hairs shed and are replaced by new strands."
He continues, "However, if you don’t have enough protein in your diet, a large number of strands will enter the resting phase simultaneously, causing hair loss to become evident."
To increase your protein intake, try incorporating more high-protein foods into your diet. Foods like eggs, lentils, beans, and chicken are all good sources of protein that can be easily added to most diets.
