ALTHOUGH prevalent belief insists that humans shed 100 hairs daily, no one is quite sure, according to a new study.

The current belief also lacks scientific basis and does not indicate whether shedding remains constant with age or if it is similar for men and women.

A better and more reliable way of calculating hair loss is a 60-second count, concluded the study by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

"Currently, there is no widely accepted or standard method for assessing the number of hairs shed daily,' said the study.

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