veganism: I know it was only a comment on YouTube, but can you lose your hair from being a vegan for a few years? I've been a veggie for over a year and I'm going to make an attempt at veganism soon... And on YouTube someone said that they kknewa vegan that started losing her hair... Duuueee to like all the soy products or something. Is it possible? If so, how likely?|||that's a lie! I started loosing hair when istarted this diet just veggies and fruits no meat- I realized I wasn't eating enough proteins and fiber- it was my fault now I have a balance diet and everything is going pretty good! thanx God I was really scared...but being a veggie it was the best thing I've ever made in mi life!! |||Some people lose hair after going vegan because they are idiots and starve themselves. The only reason that they eat a vegan diet is to lose large amounts of weight and they are often anorexic and looking for excuses not to eat. Saying that they are vegan is often the easiest excuse to not eat and most people don't even know what vegan people really eat so they can just about refuse anything. http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/hair鈥?/a> Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies can easily offer everything that you need except B12. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo All vegetarians should take a B12 supplement regularly since most people eat meat, dairy AND fortified cereals yet still have a B12 status that is lower than recommended. http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/b12 It may help if you see proof that vegetarian people have the same potential as anyone else. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sto鈥?/a> http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/鈥?/a> http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/鈥?/a> http://www.macdanzig.net/bio.php http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php If you need meat or dairy during any stage of your life or to live any certain lifestyle, why does the American Dietetic Association say otherwise? http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada鈥?/a> |||more b.s. propaganda.. sorry, vegans and vegetarians have the best diet ... as you can see the numbers. http://www.healthalternatives2000.com/mi鈥?/a> also.. meat has no absorbable protein.. it's inert from fatty material... which IS not absorbed by the body and converted into fats and cholesterol. nothing is wrong with soy... nothing is wrong with a vegan or vegetarian diet. without any animal product AT ALL. i know this.. because i'm a full bodied, thick haired vegetarian (who doesn't eat any fish, dairy or milk from any animals) for the last 30 years. this is crap.. just more garbage that neverendingly fills our life to try and scare us. nuff said. through my experience i've seen more meat eaters lose their hair, looks, gain a belly and heart disease among digestional disorders than any vegetarian or vegan.|||losing your hair is due to lack of vitamins, minerals, from a poor diet. you can be omni, veggie, vegan and be ok or have such problems. it's all about how balanced your diet is, regardless of type.|||Hair loss can be caused by a variety of nutritional deficits, none of which would be a problem on a balanced diet, vegan or otherwise.|||Well never have heard that before.Losing hair is mostly hereditary I think.At least in males.But like all things too much of any one thing probably is not healthy.The choice is yours.|||No. I've been mostly vegan for 13+ years. My sister upon going vegan for about 8 years - her hair actually started to curl again naturally.|||They are either making it up or the person they are talking about didn't eat enough protein or was malnutrition because they weren't getting enough protein.|||Absolute nonsense. After I went raw, my hair got much longer- because it quit breaking. My nails grow like crazy as well.|||Yes. In the vegan community hair loss is a very common thing. Especially if your diet is lacking certain vitamins, and minerals. To alleviate the problem many take supplements.