New research seen by ukmedix and undertaken by the Cleveland Clinic in America shows that in certain people iron deficiency can cause hair loss and that by rectifying the problem with a diet rich in iron, hair may be restored.

The Clinical Research Department of Dermatology scientists looked at various reports and studies that have been compiled in the last forty years and came to the conclusion that iron iron deficiency could be playing a more important part in hair loss than previously known. The research was published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and outlines the connection between hair loss and low iron levels.

Women seem to suffer more from iron defiency related hair loss and lot of the research looked at the female hair loss. At the Cleveland Clinic where the research was done the trichologists often will check the iron amounts in the blood of a person who is suffering fom hair loss however they don't check all hair loss patients for iron deficiency as there are many other causes of hair loss.

What you must not do is go and start taking iron supplements if you are suffering from hair loss. It is very important that you take medical advice before using iron supplements as too much iron in the blood can be very dangerous for you especially if you suffer from some other health problems.

A lack of iron content in blood is one of the most reported nutritional problems and is caused by bad diet and in women excess menstrual bleeding. Women who are sufferng from hair loss should tell their doctor to check their iron blood levels. By far the most reported form of hair loss in men is male pattern balding that is not related to iron levels in the blood whatsoever and is a genetically determined natural process that is difficult to reverse without the use of certain drugs such as Propecia or Minoxidil.