| Many other vitamin or mineral | | | | supply to the hair. To get your B |
| deficiencies can also cause hair loss. | | | | vitamins, eat plenty of chicken, fish, |
| Vitamin A deficiency can create a rough, | | | | whole grains, beets, and orange juice.A |
| dry coat with a shaggy appearance and | | | | vitamin deficiency in biotin could cause |
| dandruff. | | | | hair loss. Though deficiency in biotin |
| Zinc, iron, B vitamins, essential fatty | | | | is rare, it has been observed in some |
| acids, amino acids and other nutrients | | | | cases. Biotin can be found in select |
| are responsible for hair growth. If | | | | foods, and it is also produced in the |
| these deficiencies occur ,for whatever | | | | intestines by good bacteria. Most people |
| reason, hair loss is likely. These | | | | who eat a healthy diet would never |
| deficiencies can result from many of the | | | | experience hair loss as a result of this |
| problems referred to in this article as | | | | vitamin deficiency. However, if this |
| well as poor diet. However, there are | | | | does occur, vitamin supplements can be |
| other cases when hair loss can be a sign | | | | taken.What Else?Other vitamins are |
| of a serious medical problem. This is | | | | important to the growth and maintenance |
| known as temporary hair loss, because | | | | of hair. These vitamins include zinc, |
| genes did not predetermine the loss of | | | | iron, vitamin C, and copper. If you do |
| hair. One of the leading causes of | | | | not receive an adequate amount of these |
| temporary hair loss is vitamin | | | | vitamins, make sure to look for food |
| deficiency. Hair follicles require | | | | sources or begin taking supplements.High |
| certain vitamins to carry on their | | | | doses of Vitamin A can also result in |
| constant function of regeneration and | | | | the temporary loss of hair.Iron |
| growth. If follicles remain deprived of | | | | deficiency can be another cause of hair |
| these vitamins they won't be able to | | | | loss. Young women often have low iron |
| carry out their normal functioning and | | | | due to the changes in their bodies and |
| may result in hair loss.Most often due | | | | their menstrual cycle. Some people do |
| to poor dietary habits or disturbed | | | | not consume enough iron in their diets |
| metabolism folks happen to be deficient | | | | or have an inability to properly absorb |
| with these vitamins. So a change in | | | | iron. A doctor can test your blood for |
| dietary habits or food intake is | | | | iron levels and can treat this by |
| necessary to ensure enough intake of | | | | recommending iron pills as part of your |
| necessary vitamins for hair in order to | | | | vitamin and mineral |
| prevent hair loss.Vital Vitamins To | | | | regiment.Insufficient protein in your |
| Prevent Hair LossThere are many | | | | diet may result in protein malnutrition |
| different vitamins that are extremely | | | | that can affect hair loss. If you are on |
| important to maintaining a healthy head | | | | a diet that is low in protein this may |
| of hair. Hair loss could be caused by a | | | | be the culprit. Your body will take the |
| vitamin deficiency in any of these | | | | protein from your hair, forcing your |
| nutrients. All that is necessary to | | | | hair into the telogen or resting phase. |
| reverse the temporary hair loss is | | | | Hair loss will then occur two or more |
| following a proper diet!Vitamin A is a | | | | months later. This is not permanent hair |
| vitamin that promotes the healthy growth | | | | loss and can be reversed with a proper |
| of both cells and tissue in various | | | | diet with healthy amounts of protein. |
| parts of the body, including the cells | | | | Biotin For people who eat a healthy |
| in the scalp and hair. A vitamin A | | | | diet, biotin deficiency is rare. Besides |
| deficiency could lead to hair loss and | | | | getting biotin from select food sources, |
| dandruff, especially if the deficiency | | | | biotin is also manufactured in our |
| occurs for an extended period of time. | | | | intestines by gut bacteria. In rare |
| To get the vitamin A you need, make sure | | | | instances though, biotin deficiency can |
| to consume lots of leafy vegetables, | | | | cause hair loss. Both patients had |
| colorful fruits, liver, eggs, and fish | | | | severe loss of hair. These patients, due |
| oil.Hair loss could be caused by a | | | | to their medical condition, did not |
| vitamin deficiency in one or more of | | | | manufacture biotin in their gut and |
| three B vitamins. These three B vitamins | | | | consumed no biotin orally or |
| (more specifically folic acid, vitamin | | | | parenterally. Daily supplementation of |
| B6, and vitamin B12) are important to | | | | biotin resulted in the gradual regrowth |
| the creation of red blood cells and | | | | of healthy hair.If you are facing |
| hemoglobin. The hemoglobin carries | | | | deficiency of these vitamins you should |
| oxygen to various body tissues, | | | | incorporate food items in your diet to |
| including the hair cells. A vitamin | | | | ensure sufficient intake of these |
| deficiency could cause hair loss due to | | | | vitamins. It would lessen possibility of |
| the resulting reduced blood and oxygen | | | | hair loss. |