Update on Lycopene and Hair loss
The Pharm D got back to me on this topic. It looks like my friend's experience may just have been a coincidence. I am not going to try the supplkements due to the info I found on not using it if stomach size has been surgically reduced.
We met at the Hemophilia meeting this past weekend at the Skirvin. I have
looked through the literature for an answer to your question on using
lycopene supplements for hair loss and can't find anything. A lot of
"natural hair loss cures" use lycopene in their ingredients, but not so much
for preventing the hair loss, mostly for it's anti-oxidant effects.
Most likely a lycopene supplement won't hurt, because it is a great
antioxidant and has been shown to be beneficial for preventing free-radical
damage, but you are probably better off taking it in a "natural" form, like
in tomato products. Interestingly, processed tomato products contain more
lycopene than fresh tomato.
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