VEGETARIANVITAMIN.COM-ASK THE DOCTOR / Knowledgebase / Hi I am 28 years old male. Recently I have done the South Beach Diet to lose some weight and it worked. This actually helped me with my GERD as well , which I am glad. However I started to lose hair (or I just noticed it after I went to the second phase of the diet). I did some research online and learned that FAD diets with which one loses weight rapidly may cause hair loss. My question is "is it reversable" because I am off the diet now. I looked at male pattern hair loss and mine did not look like that, my hair loss is more diffused and mostly affects the top part of my head. Do you think my hair loss will reverse and hair fill back in since I am off the diet for the most part?"

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/ / Hi I am 28 years old male. Recently I have done the South Beach Diet to lose some weight and it worked. This actually helped me with my GERD as well , which I am glad. However I started to lose hair (or I just noticed it after I went to the second phase of the diet). I did some research online and learned that FAD diets with which one loses weight rapidly may cause hair loss. My question is "is it reversable" because I am off the diet now. I looked at male pattern hair loss and mine did not look like that, my hair loss is more diffused and mostly affects the top part of my head. Do you think my hair loss will reverse and hair fill back in since I am off the diet for the most part?"

Hi I am 28 years old male. Recently I have done the South Beach Diet to lose some weight and it worked. This actually helped me with my GERD as well , which I am glad. However I started to lose hair (or I just noticed it after I went to the second phase of the diet). I did some research online and learned that FAD diets with which one loses weight rapidly may cause hair loss. My question is "is it reversable" because I am off the diet now. I looked at male pattern hair loss and mine did not look like that, my hair loss is more diffused and mostly affects the top part of my head. Do you think my hair loss will reverse and hair fill back in since I am off the diet for the most part?":

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Yes, the hair loss is temporary and due to nutritional deficiencies common to fad diets. Most likely you are deficient in trace minerals and minerals like zinc, copper and iron. B complex vitamins also help your hair grow faster. It may take several months to regrow the lost hair and taking a vitamin that contains minerals will speed the process without causing any of your weight to regain

C. Traxler, MD

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