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Is it true that fasting leads to hair loss?
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Hair loss: Not to my knowledge. Why are you fasting and how long have you been doing so? Many religions have Fast Days, to my knowledge never more than 24 hours, and I cannot recall that leads to hair loss.
Answered 12/4/2014
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