The healthy condition of the hair depends, to a very large extent , on the intake of
sufficient amounts of essential nutrients in the daily diet. Hair is made of protein and
adequate protein is necessary for luxuriant hair. Women require 60 grams, men 80 to
90, adolescent boys and girls 80 to 100 grams of protein. It is supplied by milk,
buttermilk, yogurt, soyabean, eggs, cheese, meat and fish. A lack of vitamin A may
cause the hair to be caurse and ugly. A deficiency of some of the B vitamins, of iron,
copper and iodine may cause hair disorders like falling of hair and premature greying.
Lack of inositol causes loss of hair. Any person having trouble with his or her hair
should eat foods rich in inositol such as yeast, liver and molasses. Research has,
however, shown that women have a low requirement of inositol. Although this vitamin
may help to stimulate the growth of a woman’s hair, its lack is probably not a major
cause of slow growth . Women are generally deficient in iodine and vitamin B1, either of
which can slow down circulation to the scalp to such an extent that hair may fall out and
new hair grow in very slowly. Women who keep their diets adequate in iodine, the B
vitamins and iron have a better growth of hair.
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