Green Tea And Hair Loss - Cause Or Cure Baldness?

by lmfmf kkmfm
(London)

Does green tea cause or cure baldness? Does it make you lose hair and make you bald?

Answer:

Hey, studies regarding green tea and hair loss is limited and controversial, even contradictory. There are speculations that green tea can cause or even cure baldness, but no firm conclusions can be drawn.

One 2000 study has found that green tea reduces testosterone and DHT levels in humans, and therefore might reduce or cure baldness.

However, it is not conclusive because the authors of the same study say that the reduction may be associated with the weight loss caused by green tea.

There is also another study that found that green tea inhibits type I 5 AR in cells culture, which is responsible for converting testosterone to DHT.

Some marketers have claimed that this proved green tea can cure acne and hair loss.

However, this effect is only observed in cells culture. Similar results have not yet been observed in live animals. In fact, contradictory results are observed in animals.

There are animal studies that found that green tea increases thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), LH, DHT and testosterone levels, all of which implies that green tea may cause baldness.

However, the effects of green tea on hormone is very complex and depend on many factors. These are animal studies involving rats, but no harmful effects have yet to be observed in humans.

So, where does this leave us?

To get any conclusive results, we need a good number of human studies. So we are not yet at that stage to draw a conclusion.

Does green tea cause hair loss? East Asians have been drinking green tea for thousands of years. So may be we can turn to the living tradition for some empirical evidence?

I have heard that drinking tea can help lose weight. I have heard that pregnant and PMS women should avoid drinking tea. I have heard that drinking tea at night can cause insomnia.

And yet, I have never heard that green tea can help or cause hair loss. If green tea does have such effects, then it probably is a subtle effect, and more than the others, needs to be proven by science.

Since scientific studies at present are contradictory, and there is a lack of human trials, we will have to wait longer to draw any conclusion.

I hope this is helpful.