As if smoking wasn’t bad enough for heart and lung health, a new study suggest puffing on cigarettes can cause male pattern baldness. Researchers say smoking may damage the blood supplied to hair follicles.
Digital Journal — Maintaining a healthy head of hair is often a top priority for men. But guys addicted to cigarettes may have a tough time taking care of their ‘dos, a Taiwanese study found. Cigarettes contribute to more hair loss than other factors studied, researchers said.
Scientists studied 740 Taiwanese men with an average age of 65. Gathering information about age, weight, height, smoking history and when the men started losing their hair, the researchers concluded that smoking cigs made a significant impact on hair loss. They suggest smoking may damage the micro-circulation supplying blood to the follicles.
The scientists, led by Dr Lin-hui Su, from the Far Eastern memorial hospital in Taiwan, wrote in the journal Archives of Dermatology, according to the Independent: “After controlling for age and family history, statistically significant positive associations were noted between moderate or severe androgenetic alopecia [baldness] and smoking status, current smoking of 20 cigarettes or more per day and smoking intensity.”
As if there wasn’t another reason to quit sucking back nicotine and jet fuel additives, here’s another one: guys, it will make you look like Kojak.
And ladies, if your man is smoking, and you love running your fingers through his hair, convince him to quit the habit. After all, it’s well-documented that second-hand smoke is deadly, so you’re justified to get rid of his cancer sticks — for more than materialistic reasons.
