What food is good for hair fall?

Hair follicles need adequate energy and building materials, including protein and several vitamins and minerals. Restrictive dieting, poor appetite, digestive problems, or a deficiency can contribute to shedding, but food alone cannot treat every cause of hair loss.

Sudden diffuse shedding can follow illness, major stress, or a change in weight and may fit telogen effluvium. Receding temples, a widening part, smooth patches, scalp scale, or broken hairs point toward different possibilities such as pattern hair loss, alopecia areata, traction alopecia, or scalp ringworm.

Include a protein source at meals, such as eggs, fish, poultry, dairy, beans, lentils, or tofu. Add leafy greens, vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, and seeds across the week. If you avoid animal foods or have a restricted diet, ask a clinician or dietitian how to meet nutrient needs safely.

Do not start high-dose supplements simply because hair is shedding. A clinician can review medicines, diet, menstrual or pregnancy history, and symptoms, then decide whether testing is appropriate. Track when shedding began and whether it is diffuse or patchy. Read more about [Hair Loss](/symptoms/hair-loss/).

Book a dermatology assessment for rapid shedding, bald patches, scalp pain or inflammation, marked scale, broken hairs, or loss of eyebrows or eyelashes. Seek prompt care if hair loss accompanies severe fatigue, fainting, unexplained weight change, or other significant symptoms. Diagnosis matters because food changes will not replace treatment for conditions such as [Female Pattern Hair Loss](/conditions/female-pattern-hair-loss/).

Does my pattern suggest a deficiency, telogen effluvium, or another condition? Should I have blood tests? Is my diet providing enough protein and energy? Could a medicine or tight hairstyle be contributing? What treatments are suitable?