A 37-year-old member asked:
could not eating leafy vegetables can lead to grey hair ?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Reasons to gray: Early. 1. Genetics. 2. Age 3. Stressors. The age of initial graying is largely a matter of genetics. However stressors such as nutritional deficiencies, traumatic head injuries, low vitamin b levels, zinc deficiency, severe illness, surgery and marked emotional stress may impact earlier depigmentation in people who are already predisposed to gray hair. In general – genetics plays the biggest role.
Answered on Mar 10, 2014
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
It is more likely to: be genetics. Graying of hair is
related to genetic predisposition. Age of initial graying is largely a matter of genetics. However stressors: nutritio ... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
52 years experience Ophthalmology
Grey hair: The timing of the loss of hair pigment is highly individualized. It is a bell shaped curve with a peak in the 50's. A few become grey prematurely in ... Read More
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Dr. Carla Enriquez answered
50 years experience Pediatrics
Varies: Gray hair is a sign of degredation of melanin pigment in hair follicles. This can occur in young age genetically, and in the 30's or 40's in some peop ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Munshower answered
30 years experience Family Medicine
NO: I am unaware of any diet that would turn your grey hair back to its original color.
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