The Claim
In men with androgenetic alopecia, treatment with 400 mg/day of pumpkin seed oil for 24 weeks results in a 44.1% rate of slight or moderate hair growth improvement by blinded investigator assessment, compared to 7.7% in the placebo group, demonstrating objective clinical improvement beyond self-report.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
A study found that men with hair loss who took pumpkin seed oil pills every day for 6 months were much more likely to see noticeable hair growth when a doctor looked at their scalp photos, compared to men who took a fake pill.
See the scientific wording
Blinded investigator assessment of standardized scalp photographs shows that 44.1% of men with androgenetic alopecia treated with 400 mg/day of pumpkin seed oil for 24 weeks were rated as slightly or moderately improved in hair growth, compared to only 7.7% in the placebo group, indicating objective clinical improvement beyond self-report.
What the research says
1 studyScientists gave men pumpkin seed oil pills for 6 months and took before-and-after pictures of their scalps without knowing who got what. The pictures showed more hair growth in the pumpkin seed oil group than in the group that got fake pills, proving it actually worked—not just that people thought it did.
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