Some vegetarian health concerns?
Question by stellabliss: Some vegetarian health concerns?
I’ve been vegetarian for half a year now. I eat a LOT of tofu, a lot of tofurky, ficken, you know the whole pseudo-meat vegetarian diet. I occasionally eat eggs and fish as well (family fears, not personal choice). This week, my hair started to fall out. I heard a lot of urban legends about 12-year vegetarians that started losing their hair. Do you think my lack of protein contributed to this?
I’m just shedding, you know? I’ll run my fingers through my hair .. and I’ll lose two or three strands? It’s so scary, and I don’t know what to do?
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get a balanced diet.
startedtravelling06
November 25, 2013 at 11:08 pm
maybe you be HIV or have Aids. Hair loss is possible when the white blood cells are reduced as in chemo of cancer.
thetravelinggardener
November 25, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Supliment your diet with vitamins and extra protein from nuts and cheese.
quatrapiller
November 26, 2013 at 12:21 am
dude you are too young to be vegetarian and your ody need aniaml protein… start eating meet and get back to the bvegetarian truk after bieng fully grown
bbaby166
November 26, 2013 at 12:31 am
A lack of protein could be a serious effect of being a vegetarian. How often do you each fruit and beans? While it sounds like you’re eating a lot of what you’re supposed to, you didn’t mention any fruit or beans, a HUGE supplier of protein.
I would head to the doctor for a true evaluation. If it’s going to start compromising your health, it may be time to eat SOME meat other than just fish.
FaZizzle
November 26, 2013 at 12:58 am
I was vegetarian for six years, and my energy level was very low. Now that I am back on meat, I feel much healthier. I think that it is very difficult to get all of the proper nutrients on a vegetarian diet. I don’t know if the lack of protein is the culprit for your “shedding”, but I would suspect that your diet is a factor.
papayosha
November 26, 2013 at 1:28 am
It may be your diet so you you could try a protein supplement. They have ‘Hair, Skin and Nails’ capsules to help strengthen those. It could be other things like stress and fatigue though. Xmas can really take it out of you even if you don’t realise so try to take it easy for a few days.
sticky_feijoa
November 26, 2013 at 2:27 am
mmm you might not have a good shampoo? ITsnt hair just dead skin anyways? But I bet it is the lack of nutrition,sleep, or increased stress. IT doesnt mean that being a veggi is bad for you but your probably not making up for your meat with enought nuts or whatever your sopposed to eat. I dont think tofu gives you that. (just a guess though)
kadmarco
November 26, 2013 at 2:45 am
Just take omega3 supplements. Either that or cod liver oil supplements. That’s what I do (or at least what my parents make me do) The hair shedding thing has happened to me, but it is not a horribly big deal. Just take vitamins and u should be ok soon.
also, just because u are vegetarian doesn’t mean u can’t eat eggs or fish or dairy products. Only vegans can’t do that.
There are:
fishatarians–eat fish products
lacto-ovo vegetarians–eat eggs & dairy producty
chickenatarians–chicken
There are also some vegetarians:
Who only eat white meat (that is. . .they don’t eat any beef, etc.)
This way, they don’t have to live strictly on a tofu-related diet.
Isabela
November 26, 2013 at 3:07 am
Sounds like your getting enough protein to me….I’m a vegeratrian too (almost up on 12 years). I did a nutrional anaylsyst of myself…
it actually appears that I have too much of an intake of protein by eating vegetarian soy meats…..
But the reason why you could be losing your hair is your hormones…why do you think more men go bald than women? it’s because men have more testorsterone and testosterone causes hair loss…..
mailjunkie123
November 26, 2013 at 3:38 am
I would make an appointment and discuss this with your doctor, it could be anything, not because you’re a vegetarian.
Ellen W
November 26, 2013 at 4:11 am
i don’t think your shedding .i think that your hair is weaker do to lack of protein.you can buy shampoos for it. i think you can buy fiber with protein in it that you can put in food. hope everything works out
celeste b
November 26, 2013 at 4:18 am
That sounds normal.
And if you are eating that much tofu then you shouldn’t be lacking any protein.
lovely
November 26, 2013 at 5:00 am
How can you think your protein intake is low with all those fake meats? Fake meats contain more protein than meat! You’re probably not eating enough fruits or veggies, and/or too much fake meats and sodium.
David Dickerman
November 26, 2013 at 5:54 am
Sounds like you are getting enough protein. Are you eating enough veggies? Also, losing a few strands of hair is completely normal. Everyone loses some strands of hair each day.
Carey000
November 26, 2013 at 6:29 am
eat peanut butter, nuts, dried fruit and talk to ur parents about the hair loss.
tessa g
November 26, 2013 at 6:31 am
well loosing your hair and shedding is natural as long as it isn’t excessisve but that started happening to me . you might want to talk to a doctor and maybe start taking vitamins, i take centrum everyday, just make sure your eating plenty of protien like peanut butter cheese if your not a vegan. you could pssibly be anemic which is when you don’t have enough iron in your body which you get iron from eating meat. if your loosing hair, have a whitish tint to your tounge, have thin nails that break really easily these could all be signs of anemia so talk to a nutritionists because that is how you get weak bones and have a limited amount of energy and other health problems start to happen
kiwi
November 26, 2013 at 7:31 am
Hair loss can be caused by a lack of B12, a vitamin that can only be obtained from animal foods or supplements; no plant foods are a reliable source, unless fortified of course.
60% of vegans (and quite a few vegetarians) are estimated to have some sort of deficiency, due to not having enough animal products or supplements in the diet. This can cause hair loss sometimes, among other things like anaemia.
AndyB
November 26, 2013 at 7:58 am
Sounds fine and normal. But if you still want to add more protein to your diet eat sprouts, beans, lentils, nuts, dried fruits, soy bean, cheese. You can even try protein shakes (no gelatin).
Latitude 360
November 26, 2013 at 7:58 am
A vegetarian Diet is perfectly healthy as long as it’s balanced.
You get a lot of protein from meat replacements (Quorn was developed as a high protein food, not a vegetarian food) but do you get enough iron and calcium?
Try eating more spinach, cereals, lentils, apricots etc
lackrimal
November 26, 2013 at 8:35 am