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Can protein deficiency cause excessive hair growth?
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Usually the opposite: Low protein intake is often the cause of hair loss. However, the quality of the protein and overall nutritional health can impact greatly the ability to grow hair. Excessive hair growth is usually not the result of vitamin or nutritional deficits.
Answered 5/28/2015
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