Ayesha Kashif, Tahreem Kashif, Aneela Arooj.
Stress and Hair: are they Connected?.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):828-30.

Aim: To study the prevalence of hair loss and graying of hair in young age groups as hair loss and grey hair is a general problem now days. Our research was conducted to find out the impact of stress on hair loss and grey hair. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Multan Institute of Health Sciences, Multan from 1st June 2016 to 31st December 2016. We assess the prevalence of hair loss and grey hair among 200 female students of age group 18 to 23 years. We forbade our volunteers from shampooing their hair for 5 days and after shampooing we asked them to count their hair fall. We used Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen to assess the level of stress. Results: Results showed that people with sedentary life style who are in high perceived stress category are prone to have hair loss and grey hair at an early age. A stressful competitive life with lack of exercise, addiction to certain non-nutritious food and poor diet leads to 65% hair loss and 15% grey hair in young age groups. Conclusion: Hair loss and grey hair if not genetic or due to certain disease can be avoided by certain life style modifications.

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