Some foods may have a measurable effect on hair loss and hair health in some people.
Foods to eat
- Meat (especially red meat)
- Fatty seafood (tuna, salmon, trout, pollock, herring, shrimp, oysters, mussels, anchovies, sardines, swordfish, mackerel)
- Eggs
- Berries
- Spinach
- Sweet potatoes
- Avocados
- Nuts (almonds)
- Seeds (sunflower, flax, chia)
- Beans
- Soybeans
- Sweet peppers
Foods to avoid
High glycemic index foods
- Watermelon
- Honey
- Doughnuts
- French fries
- White Rice
- Cereals
- Millet
- White bread
- Cheerios
- Pumpkin
- Instant oatmeal
- Rice pasta
- Parsnips
- Corn syrup
- Table sugar
- Soda
- Puffed rice
High selenium foods
- Brazil nuts
- Fish (Yellowfin tuna, sardines, oysters, clams, halibut, shrimp, salmon, and crab)
- Pork / Ham
- Enriched foods (pastas, whole wheat breads, and whole grain cereals)
- Beef (steak and liver has more than ground beef)
- Turkey
- Chicken
- Cottage cheese
- Eggs
- Brown rice
- Sunflower seeds
- Baked beans
- Mushrooms
- Oatmeal
- Spinach
- Milk and yogurt
- Lentils
- Cashews
- Bananas
See my hair loss recommendations for more ways to manage your hair loss.