Male Hair Loss Info

Male hair loss is very common and something that nearly all men dread. Men know that a receding hairline can greatly affect their attractiveness and appeal. Although one's self-esteem shouldn't be affected by something so superficial, we all know that if often is. Half of all men have some form of hair loss by age 50.

Male pattern hair loss is the most common form of male hair loss, and is due to heredity. It is passed down from either the mother or the father. Your hair begins to thin at the temples and the crown. As time passes, the hair at the temples recedes further, leaving a central patch of hair at the front, and a bald spot on the crown. Eventually the areas of hair loss at the front and crown meet, and the top of the head becomes bald. Eventually all that is left is a border of hair around the side and back of the head.

One myth is that an unhealthy lifestyle won't affect hair loss. Actually, smoking is considered to be a culprit, as well as drinking, and a poor diet. If you needed a reason to give up bad habits, now is the time!

Others feel that their mother's father, or someone specific, is directly related to their hair loss. While hair loss is definitely based in heredity, there is not one specific gene or person that is to blame. It is the combination of genes that cause hair loss.

Another myth is that a high-fat diet won't affect hair loss. Hair loss is in fact due to an over-abundance of testosterone. Animal fat actually increases testosterone in the body, increasing hair loss.