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Drinking sweetened tea and late bedtimes increase the risk of hair loss in women.
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January 2018 in “Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dermatology” People with early onset androgenetic alopecia may have a higher chance of metabolic syndrome, especially dyslipidemia.
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