Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a connection between men who go bald and a higher risk of heart disease. According to their research the findings only apply to those men who have gone bald on the crown of their head, and not those with a receding hairline. Researchers said, “the greater the baldness, the greater the risk.”
Read the article here.
Contrary to what some of the commercials suggest (“I don’t want to look like my father!”), the genetic roots of male pattern baldness are handed down through the mother’s genes, not the father’s genes. So, one clue would be to look at the family health history on the mother’s side.
Let’s not jump to conclusions just yet. The exact correlation is still unclear. I wouldn’t rule out social factors just yet – perhaps the way that society treats bald men increases their stress level, which can’t be good for the heart.
I wonder if this is about testosterone (which is tied to higher rates of male baldness), or some other genetic factor that is related to why some of us go bald and some of us don’t.