In this group of Indian people, having low iron levels or anemia doesn’t seem to cause hair to turn gray early, which goes against what some people used to think.

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Demographic Characteristics and Association of Serum Vitamin B12, Ferritin and Thyroid Function with Premature Canities in Indian Patients from an Urban Skin Clinic of North India: A Retrospective Analysis of 71 Cases

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2017 May-Jun

This study looked at whether low iron levels cause early gray hair in Indians and found no link — meaning iron deficiency probably isn’t the main cause, which matches the claim.

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Demographic Characteristics and Association of Serum Vitamin B12, Ferritin and Thyroid Function with Premature Canities in Indian Patients from an Urban Skin Clinic of North India: A Retrospective Analysis of 71 Cases

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DOI: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_221_17

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Some people start going gray early because of things like their genes, thyroid problems, really stressful events, or not getting enough of certain nutrients like B12, iron, or copper.

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