Persons with a tendency to lose hair should thus take a well balanced and correct diet, made up of foods which in combination should supply all the essential nutrients. It has been found that a diet which contains liberal quantities of

(i) seed, nuts and grains,
(ii) vegetables and
(iii) fruits

would provide adequate amounts of all the essential nutrients. Each food group should roughly form th bulk of one of the three principal meals. These foods should, however, be supplemented with certain special foods such as milk, vegetable oils, honey, wheat germ, yeast and liver.