is it true that vegatarians get gray hair before meat eaters??!?

Question

my doctor told me that this is a possiblity but fro some reason it is hard to beleive her am i in denile or is this not true help me?!

Answer 1

No. Premature graying has nothing to do With whether or not you consume animals. There are people who begin graying in their late teens. I have noticed that some people who lose parents early in life, tend to Gray early. Benicio Del Toro and Della Reese are two examples. Don't worry about graying. You can always color your hair. Anyway, worrying is probably what causes graying. Certainly not being a Vegetarian.

Answer 2

Insufficient iron in a persons diet can cause hair to go gray. Because people seem to connect anemia and vegetarianism, people sometimes assume vegetarians will go gray before meat eaters. So long as you're consuming sufficient amounts of iron it shouldn't be a big deal.

Answer 3

Sounds like nonsense. Going gray is pretty much genetic. I've been vegetarian since I was 16 and at 37 I don't have any gray hairs, but pretty much expect this because my parents didn't go gray until around 40. On the other hand, I have a meat-eating friend who started going gray at 23, just like her dad.

Answer 4

My wife thinks gray hairs are sexy but so far, i only have them on my beard.. But then again, I am not a vegetarian either. The vegetarians/vegans I know of the same age as I am do not have gray hairs though.

PS Just because somone is a "doctor" it doesn't mean they know everything there is to know about biology, physiology and even nutrition and medicine. Keep in mind that many doctors smoke, are oveweight and die of heart attacks or suffer from strokes too.

Answer 5

Sounds suspect to me. I'm a meat eater and I started going gray when I was 17.

Answer 6

Yes, of course vegetarians get grey hair. Haven t you noticed this before? I m astounded that no one else has been able to answer this question in 7 years. I guess most people are just ignorant. The scientific reason is vitamin B-12 deficiency, which vegetarians have, and which causes grey hair. Google it morons. Why do you answer questions that you don t know the answer to? If you are vegan you definitely need to supplement B-12 or you will go grey. This is why misinformation is spread, people who just post nonsense on the internet. All the answers are anecdotal or personal opinion, none of them have any scientific backing. Personally, I find it infuriating since it leaves the asker thinking she has a real answer, when in fact she has been mislead.

Answer 7

My boyfriend has been vegetarian for about 16 years and no grey hair. I've been vegetarian for almost six, vegan most of that time, and I have maybe a sprinkle of grey here and there once in a while. I doubt it's because of vegetarianism--I was in my 30s when I stopped eating meat, so it could be age, and it could be stress. But I doubt it's my diet.

Answer 8

Grey hair develops due to a number of factors:
Genetics does play a part, however you need to take a number of other things into consideration.

Stress - which is simply your own personal psychological reaction to challenging situations - can be severe enough that it disturbs the equilibrium (homeostasis) of the body, and it loads the blood with adrenalin and other stress responses (flight-fright response). This tends to deplete the body's reserves of much needed chemicals produced naturally in the body.

Poor diet all round will definitely contribute to premature greying, and you need to ensure that your diet is very high in enzymes and micronutrients (from lots of raw fruit and veg).

Garlic (preferably raw) consumed in the diet on a daily basis strengthens the immune system and assists in the natural fallout of grey hairs.
(I have personally experienced this. I am 40, and only ever get grey hairs under periods of extreme stress. When the stressful event is over, and I resume more calm daily living, including fresh fruit and veg, lots of water and plain fluids, exercise, vitamin and mineral supplements, and then increase my daily intake of raw garlic, the grey hairs literally FALL out within days, and I am experiencing this just now!!!)

Vegetarian diets on the whole tend to be more balanced and healthy (it is the extremes of any way of eating that causes problems). If a person includes meat in a generally healthy balanced diet, eats it lean, and not cooked in a fatty way, and does not include processed meats in their diet, then they will be healthy, just as a vegetarian will be. Ideally just choose to eat organically and ethically grown animals.

If you are going grey, please review your dietary patterns:
Eliminate junk food,
Increase fruit and veg to 8 servings a day, (1/2 cup each type),
Reduce processed food intake,
Drink at least 1.5 litres of plain water/sugar free/caffeine free fluids
And get out and exercise (which releases natural endorphins into the body that calm and soothe stress).

Choose this as healthy lifestyle not a diet. It is not a short term choice (just watch "Biggest Loser" - you'll get what I mean.)
And hey, if you want to colour your hair, why not!!! ;->

Answer 9

Does any ex-vegetarian confessed to you?

Almost all scalp / hair nourisher derived from herbal products!

There is nothing wrong being a vegetarian, but the great challenge is live among the meat-eaters. The major obstacles are those with zero experience in vegetarianism.

Answer 10

Your doctor doesn't know wtf they're talking about. Do you live in the midwest or somewhere where people are biased against vegetarians? Cause you've posted a couple other questions based on what your doctor's told you.

Find a doctor who isn't a retard.

The simple answer is no. My firend's dad is about 60, has been a vegetarian for his whole life, and has jet black hair.

Also look at any Chinese buddhist who's been vegetarian their entire life.

It's a genetic predisposition... some people will gray at 20 and some will die with their natural hair color at 85. Eating or not eating meat won't effect it.