Regular Member DCMB Posted April 26, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted April 26, 2015 I just saw this video about how the enzyme 5AR produces DHT which leads to hair loss and prostate cancers due to very high levels of testosterone. There is the claim that a diet can help inhibit this, but my question is this.... Can we "switch off" this setting? There was recently the discovery that an enzyme which causes asthma has been identified and can be stopped in the next 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted April 26, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted April 26, 2015 DCMB, The 5-a-reductase enzyme actually converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. It may have some affect on serum levels of testosterone, but it doesn't really create high levels of it. Diet may have some affect on testosterone levels, but it would be very minimal. "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DCMB Posted April 26, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 26, 2015 Ok, thank you for confirming this. I likely didn't explain things accurately in the OP. I was merely curious whether the eventual cure for baldness will have possibly something to do with altering this enzyme 5AR, or blocking DHT entirely. It really sounded interesting though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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