"With hair loss on the rise, Asia’s men grapple with what it means to be bald" (Androgenetic?:)

[Clyde]

With hair loss on the rise, Asia’s men grapple with what it means to be bald​

A 2010 study from six Chinese cities found that fewer than 3% of men aged 18-29, and just over 13% of those in their 30s, experienced male pattern baldness. Earlier research from South Korea suggested that only 14.1% of the entire male population was affected, while Japanese men were found to develop male pattern baldness approximately a decade later than their European counterparts.

It’s an issue faced by many in Han’s generation, and younger. A 50,000-person survey by the China Association of Health Promotion and Education reportedly found that the country’s 30-somethings were going bald faster than any other group. Almost a third of respondents who were born in or after 1990 reported thinning hair, according to Chinese state media. A similar poll by Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University reportedly found that an astonishing 60% of students had experienced some degree of hair loss.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/asia-men-hair-loss-bald-scn-wellness/index.html

 

[Peater]

Definitely the androgens, look at this poor stallion of a man.

 

[lvysaur]

All of Asia (not just East Asia) eats tons of PUFA, to the extent that it makes the average American diet look good.

Not having enough meat exacerbates this, because people naturally gorge on fatty snacks when they crave meat but can't get it (or are culturally restricted from eating it).

 

[Clyde]

Doesn't this disprove the genetic theory of male pattern baldness? It used to be called "androgenic" alopecia before is was changed to "androgenetic."