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ReviewJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2022

An overview of the genetic aspects of hair loss and its connection with nutrition.

Nuriye Gokce, Neslihan Basgoz, Sercan Kenanoglu, Hilal Akalin, Yusuf Ozkul, Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren, Tommaso Beccari, Matteo Bertelli, Munis Dundar

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Review in Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
11.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Effectiveness and Safety of Hair Growth Formulation ContainingJournal of evidence-based integrative medicine
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  12. Hair Loss and Zinc Deficiency: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Nuriye GokceDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Neslihan BasgozDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Sercan KenanogluDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Hilal AkalinDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Yusuf OzkulDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Mahmut Cerkez ErgorenDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Tommaso BeccariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Matteo BertelliMAGISNAT, Peachtree Corners (GA), USA.
Munis DundarDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Erciyes University · TRNear East University · CYUniversity of Perugia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hair loss is a widespread concern in dermatology clinics, affecting both men's and women's quality of life. Hair loss can have many different causes, which are critical to identify in order to provide appropriate treatment. Hair loss can happen due to many variables, such as genetic factors or predisposition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, skin problems, hair growth disorders, poor diet, hormonal problems, certain internal diseases, drug use, stress and depression, cosmetic factors, childbirth, and the chemotherapy process. Treatment for hair loss varies depending on the type of alopecia, deficiency, or excess of structures such as vitamins and minerals, and also on hair and skin structure. The Mediterranean diet is characterized by low amounts of saturated fat, animal protein, and high amounts of unsaturated fat, fiber, polyphenols, and antioxidants. The main nutrients found in the Mediterranean Diet are rich in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory components. It also has an important place in hair loss treatment, since recently treatment strategies have included polyphenols and unsaturated oils more and more frequently. The goal of this work was to review published articles examining alopecia and its types, the many micronutrients that affect alopecia, and the role of the Mediterranean diet in alopecia. The literature shows that little is known about hair loss, nutritional factors, and diet, and that the data collected are conflicting. Given these differences, research into the function of diet and nutrition in the treatment of baldness is a dynamic and growing topic.

Indexed as

AlopeciaQuality of LifeFemaleHumansAndrogenetic alopeciaHair lossMediterranean DietNutrition

Identifiers

PMID36479473
PMCPMC9710406
OpenAlexW4311584153

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