The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Male Pattern Hair Loss in Young Men

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 214
• Main Authors: Shi, Xiaojin, Tuan, Hsiaohan, Na, Xiaona, Yang, Haibing, Yang, Yucheng, Zhang, Yulin, Xi, Menglu, Tan, Yuefeng, Yang, Celi, Zhang, Junhan, Zhao, Ai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01-01-2023; MDPI
• Subjects: adult; Alopecia; Anxiety; Baldness; Beverages; Body mass index; Carbonated beverages; Chronic illnesses; Consumption; Cross-sectional studies; Data collection; Dietary intake; Disease; Food; Food and nutrition; Hair; Hair loss; Health aspects; male; male pattern hair loss; Milk; Nutrition research; Oils & fats; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychological factors; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Sleep; Sugar; sugar-sweetened beverages; Tea; Young adults; Young men; youth; China; male pattern hair loss; sugar-sweetened beverages; adult; male; youth
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu15010214

We performed this study to investigate the association between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and male pattern hair loss (MPHL) in young men. We conducted this cross-sectional study from January to April 2022 in mainland China. Young people aged 18-45 years (
= 1951) were recruited from 31 provinces in China. We used a self-reported online survey for data collection. We explored the associations between the amount/frequency of SSB consumption and MPHL by using a binary logistic regression model, with adjustments for sociodemographic, hair status, dietary intake, lifestyle, and psychological factors. Among the 1028 participants (27.8 ± 7.2 years) in the final analysis, we found that high SSB consumption is associated with a higher risk of MPHL. We recommend more support to decrease SSB consumption among young people to minimize negative health outcomes.