Drinking just ONE soft drink a day increases the risk of male pattern baldness by up to 60%, study finds

One study suggests that it only takes one soda a day to significantly increase a man’s risk of losing his hair.

Researchers found that those who drank at least one sugary drink a day were 57 percent more likely to experience male pattern hair loss than those who rarely drank it.

The team said the results likely apply to all high-sugar drinks, including coffee, tea and sports drinks, but not diet soda.

Because sugar is the problem. Too much of it causes insulin resistance, which impedes blood flow and likely damages hair follicles.

There are anecdotal reports that the number of Americans suffering from hair loss has increased in recent years.

The poor diet of many Americans can make them more susceptible to hair loss, among other problems.

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 63 percent of children and 50 percent of adults drink a sugary drink on any given day.

Previous research has linked both conditions to hair loss, which occurs earlier than usual in men.

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Poor diet and consumption of unhealthy foods such as soda are the leading causes of obesity and diabetes in the United States.

In their study, published Sunday in the journal Nutrients, researchers at Beijing’s Tsinghua University collected data on 1,028 men aged 18 to 45.

The men reported baldness, dietary habits, mental health problems and biographical information such as educational level and age.

This included asking participants how often they ate different foods, from fruit and vegetables to snacks and sugary drinks such as soft drinks.

They found that men who eat unhealthy foods every day, including soft drinks, fried foods, sugar and sweets such as ice cream, are more likely to go bald.

With a particular focus on sugary drinks, they then built a model that adjusted for other factors such as age, weight, mental illness and other dietary choices to isolate the drinks.

They found that drinking sugary soft drinks one to three times a week increased the risk of hair loss by 21 percent, while drinking four to seven sugary drinks increased the risk to 26 percent.

The results represent a correlation, meaning that experts cannot say with certainty that other lifestyle factors play a role.

Although poor diet appears to be linked to baldness, the researchers found no link between healthy eating habits and a protective effect.

Going bald is inevitable for most men. About two-thirds of men experience hair loss by age 35 — and that number increases with age.

When a man goes bald is determined by a combination of genetics and lifestyle.

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