What causes male hair loss?

Ninety-nine percent of men who lose their hair lose it from genetic causes. That means they’ve inherited the pattern from somebody in the family. There’s not a one-to-one relationship: Your parents may have full heads of hair and you may be balding. Or, you may have a full head of hair and your father could be bald and your grandfather could be bald. It comes from both sides of the family, the male and female side, about equally — contrary to the common myth that you inherit it from your mother.

And female hair loss?
About 45% of women in their lifetime will end up having some form of hair loss, and it’s mostly genetic in that 45%. The rest are related to a variety of medical conditions: iron deficiency, thyroid disease, changes in hormones. When a woman passes into menopause, for example, the estrogen, which supports hair, is withdrawn. You get some genetic holdover like a man would have, where the male hormones that are present in women without the estrogen counterbalance will cause hair loss.

What is the average age when men start losing their hair?
It starts in their twenties. And for the men who have the most severe hair loss, they have a very clear indication of that well before they’re out of their twenties.

And the average age for women?
It’s mostly post-menopausal. A small handful of women will have genetic hair loss in their late teens and early twenties or thirties. These women almost always have a mother and sister or grandmother who has a similar presentation.

How do you assess a patient’s condition?
For a woman, you have to go through a very extensive evaluation, checking out the medicines she is on — birth control pills can induce hair loss. You also do a series of blood tests looking for thyroid disease, iron levels. Dietary causes are amazing causes of hair loss. So women who diet or are bulimic or very thin women who don’t have much meat on their bones may very well be nutritionally deprived, vitamin deprived, and they will end up with hair loss as well.

If I see a man, I almost naturally fall into the mindset that this is male pattern balding. In a woman, I say, my goodness, of the plethora of things that can cause it, what is affecting the hair loss in this woman? It may be more than one thing at a time.

The pattern of loss is different in men and women, isn’t it?
Right. In men, there’s a wreath of hair around the side and back. We call that permanent hair. There is no such thing as completely bald unless they have a disease. That hair will literally last most of the lifetime of the man. Of course, the hair transplant business takes advantage of that. It moves that hair to other parts of the head and the hair continually will always grow no matter where you put it. If you put it on the edge of the nose, it will grow a ponytail.

Unfortunately, that same model doesn’t exist with women. Women can end up with a diffuse hair loss, so the source of donor hair is not going to be there for women. Most women, eighty percent of women, don’t have that wreath.

What’s your opinion about toupees and wigs? Do those exacerbate the problem?
Well, they can. They are good solutions for some people — women who have had chemotherapy, for example. Some women with thinning hair will put on wefts or attachments. It does make the hair look fuller, but it also pulls on the existing hair. That pulling will produce [medical problems] and make a woman balder. So while getting the cosmetic benefits of the weft or attachment, they get the negative side, which is the pulling, and then the exacerbation of hair loss.

Are there any medicines that people commonly take that are factor in hair loss?
Birth control pills are commonly a cause of hair loss. Many psychiatric drugs have hair loss [side effects]. Prozac has that as a side effect. Almost every one of them, if you read the literature. Unfortunately, the amount of ignorance among physicians in dealing with hair loss is massive, so there are very few doctors who really understand the process and they tend to evade the questions that are posed to them.

Are there medicines one can take to help prevent hair loss?
Propecia [finasteride] is a DHT blocker. The body converts testosterone into DHT and it’s DHT, when it’s combined with the genetics of hair loss, that tends to produce balding. So if you can block the DHT, you can literally stop the hair loss as it’s ongoing. In very young men, sometimes you can reverse it. That’s a male-only drug.

Are there any natural remedies?
Not really… Minoxidil [Rogaine] is the only [over-the-counter] medicine that seems to work, and the only medicine really available for females. It does work. But the hair becomes very dependent upon the Minoxidil. If you stop, all the effects are lost.

Is transplant surgery becoming more popular?
Yes, I think it is. I think it’s much more acceptable. You literally cannot tell a patient who has had a hair transplant today. Unlike fifteen years ago, [when] you could always tell because they looked like they had a doll’s head or a cornrow on their head.

Who makes a good candidate for transplant surgery?
There is an issue of supply and demand. If patients have a supply of hair in the wreath, then they can get whatever they want. If they don’t have the supply, then compromises are made. You’ll end up with thinner hair than you would with a full head of hair. But if you’re not balding very greatly, if you’ve only lost the first three inches of hair in the front, for example, that hair could almost always be put back.

Unfortunately, because the wreath of hair is not healthy in many women, there is no place to take normal hair from. So a transplant, for many women, just doesn’t really cut it. Of every hundred women who come to my office with hair loss, less than twenty will be candidates for a hair transplant. It’s almost discriminatory, unfortunately, because of the physiology.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture finally issued a new national seal designed to bring clarity and assurance to consumers that foods bearing the seal are certified organic following USDA standards which were 10 years in the making.

The new USDA national standards replace what had been a mishmash of certification systems run by individual states and private groups. The USDA seal will ensure consumers are actually purchasing a product that is truly organic rather than a creatively worded package that advertises itself as organic when only a few ingredients actually are.

Under the new rules, foods will be labeled as belonging to one of four categories:

1. Food that is 100 percent organic may carry the new “USDA organic” label and say “100% organic.”
2. Food that is at least 95 percent organic may carry the new seal.
3. Food that is at least 70 percent organic will list the organic ingredients on the front of the package.
4. If a product is less than 70 percent organic, the organic ingredients may be listed on the side of the package but cannot say “organic” on the front.

The national organic program rules prohibit the use of conventional pesticides, petroleum- or sewage-sludge-based fertilizers, bioengineering or ionizing radiation and synthetic substances. Foods certified as organic must be produced using growing methods that minimize soil erosion and that maintain or enhance the fertility of the soil. Organic farms need to prove that these materials have not been used for at least three years. Organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones, must be fed organic feed and have access to the outdoors. Before a product can be labeled “organic,” an inspector visits the farm where the food is produced to make sure the farm meets USDA standards.

Look for the word “organic” and a small sticker version of the USDA organic seal on vegetables or pieces of fruit or on the sign above the organic produce display. The word “organic” and the seal may also appear on packages of meat, cartons of milk or eggs, cheese and other single-ingredient foods. Use of the seal is voluntary.

The new USDA’s national criteria for labeling are aimed at enabling consumers to make an educated choice among the foods they purchase and also include the safeguard of fines for misrepresentation. New federal laws for organic certification assess penalties of up to $10,000 for each violation of selling or labeling products “organic” when they are not or when organic food is contaminated with non-organic compounds. This means that the organic grapes can.t be contaminated by the non-organic apples. Separate tubs and wash water are used to trim and clean produce and if there is an organic display in a place where non-organics have been, it is required that the nonskid mats be replaced and the area cleaned with a mild, bleach solution.

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Acne is a problem that most research suggests to be hormonally related. Shifts in one particular family of hormones, the androgen family, seem especially important in the development of acne.

There are no foods that cause acne and, unfortunately, no foods that can cure it. For a long time, researchers claimed that there was no link whatsoever between diet and acne, yet recent studies lend some support that there may be a potential connection.

For example, many healthcare practitioners have suggested avoidance of dairy products when acne is present, yet it was only recently that a study’s results finally lent support to this practice. In this study, researchers evaluated teenage diet and acne diagnosis in tens of thousands of women in the Nurse’s Study II and found an association between intake of milk (both total milk and skim milk consumption) and acne. The researchers suggested that the presence of hormones and other bioactive molecules in the milk could be the reason that milk consumption was found to related to acne development. If this is true, this may be another reason for those who consume dairy products to choose certified organic dairy products from organically raised cows, since they are not given hormone drugs.

Very high doses of vitamin A are sometimes used in the treatment of acne, but these doses would be impossible to achieve through food under any circumstance. Yet, dietary vitamin A, as well as vitamin E, are important to skin health. In a recent study, the lower the levels of plasma vitamin A and vitamin E (reflective of many factors, including dietary intake), the more severe was the acne condition. While further research will hopefully shine more light on this subject, it does suggest that there may be an interrelationship between ensuring that you get adequate amounts of these fat-soluble vitamins in your diet and skin health.

The skin needs good hydration, ample B vitamins, plenty of vitamin E, and the support of essential fatty acids – especially omega 3 fatty acids – to stay healthy. You can use the Essential Nutrients section (http://www.whfoods.com/nutrientstoc.php) of our website to look up any of the nutrients above and find the good, very good, and excellent food sources of these nutrients. You can also use our Recipe Assistant (located on our recipe page at http://www.whfoods.com/recipestoc.php#recipes) to find recipes that are high in the above nutrients.

Another fascinating new area connecting diet to acne involves excess consumption of refined carbohydrates. We already know that too many processed carbs can lead to insulin-regulating problems and overproduction of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). What we’ve recently learned is that too much IGF-1 can also cause production of too many keratinocytes. Since overproduction of this skin cell type is one factor clearly associated with the risk of acne, there may be an important connection here – and one more reason to watch your processed carbs. Again, skin health may not just be related to dietary factors, but they may play a role. Other things that can positively affect skin health include good circulation (again, another reason to support the importance of exercise) and routine cleansing. Additionally, keeping stress to a minimum may also be important since research has suggested that acne severity may be exacerbated during times of high stress.

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Chiu A, Chon SY, Kimball AB. The response of skin disease to stress: changes in the severity of acne vulgaris as affected by examination stress. Arch Dermatol. 2003 Jul;139(7):897-900.

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Starting an olive oil habit could be as healthful as kicking a smoking habit. And the proof is in your urine.

Microscopic substances in your urine reveal how well your body is defending against everyday cancer-causing cell damage. Think of the substances as shrapnel — too much means your body is taking some serious hits. Enter olive oil. In a study, men who upped their intake had less of the damage-signaling shrapnel in their urine samples. How much less? The drop was similar to what smokers experience when they quit. Now that’s some potent oil.

Olive oil is full of good-for-you substances. So which one is responsible for the cancer-fighting effects? Until this recent study, researchers suspected it was the phenolic compounds in the oil; phenols have antioxidant (read anticancer) properties. But the phenolic content of the oils seemed to have little impact in this study. Three different types of oil with varying amounts of phenolic compounds were tested, and the type made little difference in the amount of cell-damage markers found in urine samples. Researchers suspect there is something anticarcinogenic about monounsaturated fat, in and of itself.

Which would mean that olive oil, rich in monounsaturated fat, is not only a heart helper but may also deter cancer. That helps explain why, compared to Northern Europeans, Southern Europeans, whose diets tend to overflow with the oil, have lower rates of both heart disease and cancer.

But one caveat to keep in mind: The men in the study didn’t add olive oil to their diets. They used it to replace the fats they normally consume — about 5 teaspoons total per day. Use olive oil to chase out the butters, margarines, and shortenings in your diet so you don’t increase your overall calorie count; if you go overboard on calories, you’re looking at a different set of health problems.

Recipe Corner
For a double dip of olive goodness, try this delicious Orange and Black Olive Salad — it has both black olives and olive oil, and the sweet orange balances the Mediterranean flavors.

RealAge Benefit: Eating a low-fat diet — and eating healthful unsaturated fats when you do eat fat — can make your RealAge as much as 6 years younger.

We realize that some people try to reduce their stress by overeating, or by eating highly pleasurable treats. Although common sense tells us that our stress will only be made worse by unhealthy eating, we want to emphasize the importance of approaching stress with healthy changes rather than unhealthy ones. When feeling stressed, the best steps a person can usually take do not involve food. They involve physical relaxation and deliberate focus on breathing and on releasing stressful thoughts. Although we don’t try to provide comprehensive lifestyle change information on our website, you might be interested in taking a look at some typical stress reduction steps offered by Susan Lark, MD, at the following website address: http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?ID=1205.

If we look at preventing stress (rather than reducing it once it has already occurred), there are many more potential food-related options. Foods components that act as stimulants, like caffeine, can be problematic in contributing to stress. For this reason, we recommend that caffeine-containing foods like coffee, tea, or chocolate be eaten in limited amounts. Because stress can involve disruption of our blood sugar levels as well as our immune system activity, we also recommend that meal plans be developed in a way that will support blood sugar consistency and immune system balance. Blood sugar consistency requires us to avoid concentrated sugar foods like fruit juice, dried fruit, and all added-sugar foods. It also requires us to consume whole, natural foods that are high in fiber and that provide a minimal amount of protein. Keeping our blood sugar stabilized is one way to help prevent stress.

In the immune system category, avoiding foods that cause adverse reactions is also worthwhile in stress prevention. You can find detailed information on allergy-producing foods in our article on the “Allergy Avoidance Diet.”

One particular set of nutrients-the B-complex vitamins-appear especially important in prevention of stress. We like all of the vegetables, especially the dark green leafy vegetables, as sources of B-complex vitamins. We also like whole grains for this same reason.

The timing of meals is also important in prevention of stress. In general, one of the best guidelines to follow is: eat the most before you do the most, and don’t eat a lot when you are not going to be doing much (physically) afterward. For example, eating a large amount of food within an hour or so before bedtime (more than 250-300 calories’ worth of food) is usually problematic, especially if the food is high in protein or fat. The amount of time your body will spend digesting this food is too great and may end up interfering with the quality of your sleep. Similarly, skipping lunch and working out later in the afternoon can be a problem because your body will lack the nutritional support it needs to stay vital throughout the exercise. Timing your meal pattern to match your day’s activity pattern can help avoid nutritional stress-and some psychological stress as well.

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Do you want bigger calf muscles? Are you one of those individuals who has been genetically short-changed when it comes to the muscles between your knees and ankles? Are you a natural bodybuilder? Perfect; this article’s for you.

First off, you couldn’t be starting worse than I was. Before I got the calf building situation worked out, I had something resembling “pipes” for lower legs. They were often the centerpiece of laughter. I could have sworn they’d been dealt to the wrong guy. They seemed out of place on my body – like they should have been the calves of someone with smaller… well – everything; a smaller body. I was desperate.

Unfortunately, my first attempts at building calves were futile. I did everything I’d been told; higher frequency of training, lots of sets, hitting them from different angles – you name it. Did I get a “pump”? You bet. But so what; calves that resemble sticks don’t improve much in appearance even when engorged with blood.

Now my calves are just shy of 16 inches. That’s not huge by any stretch, but it’s great when you consider where they came from and that I’ve remained a natural bodybuilder. And they’re lean at that size; carrying very little fat and showing a bad-ass looking vein when I get my body fat a few percentage points lower. They actually look nice in a pair of shorts now; with shape, strength and athleticism.

What’s my ‘how to build big calves’ recommendation in a nutshell? In a word: ‘burn-reps’, and lots of them. You’ve got to make those muscles behind your shins feel like they might set off the gym fire alarm ‘coz of the flames and smoke coming out of them. You need to hit them with an intensity that has the tissue saying “Gee Toto… I don’t think we’re In Kansas anymore.” (“Kansas” in this case would be all the walking, running and standing they’re used to doing)

Besides high intensity, my second piece of advice is ‘low workout frequency’. You need to make sure the muscles are fully recuperated between workouts in order for augmentation to occur. Many people mistakenly believe that calves need to be worked more often than other muscles. They do need to be trained differently – but why more often? Muscles are only growing while resting between workouts. We tear them down during the training sessions. So unless someone can produce evidence that calf tissue recuperates faster than other muscle tissue, there’s no logical reason for them to be trained more often. They just need to be hit with more intensity. Training them too often can result in overtraining – with lost time and gains being the sad result.

A calf raise is a calf raise (except ‘seated’)

Did you know that standing calf raises and donkey calf raises both hit the same part of the calf muscles? Yes, we’ve been led to believe when we go from one of these gym machines to the other; we’re somehow hitting our calves differently. Yet they both put about equal stress on both the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemus muscle (that’s the meaty part of the calf). ‘Seated calf raises’, by contrast, target the soleus muscle which is located just below the gastrocnemus.

The calf muscles are composed of a few fast-twitch muscle fibers and a lot of slow-twitch fibers. That means they require some heavy low rep sets (for the fast twitch fibers) and a good amount of high rep sets (for the slow twitch fibers).I do about six sets of eight repetitions using a full range of motion on a donkey calf raise machine to hit the fast twitch fibers. I prefer donkey calf raises over standing calf raises because they seem to provide a fuller range of motion and don’t put strain on the lower back.

“Burn” them with Partial Reps

When the full range of motion at the six to eight rep range has taken my calves to a fatigued state, I immediately go into a very high rep set of partial-range-of-motion reps. These are called ‘burn reps’ for good reason. The discomfort they may cause can be a great measurement of one’s grit level. It’s easy to use the same weight for these because of the reduced range of motion. I take this partial rep set well into the hundreds (the reps are fast) and keep shooting to break my previous repetitions until it’s sensible to increase the weight instead of the reps.

In doing these high reps, partial-range-of-motion sets, it’s important to work in both the bottom half of the range of a full calf raise and the top half. I do around three to four total burn reps sets.

I then go on to seated calf raises to hit the soleus section. Again, after doing sets of six to eight reps, I go straight in to some burn reps on this exercise. However, I only do one or two sets of burn reps on this exercise because my calves are pretty well spent by that time.

With this kind of workout, the calves need not be trained any more often than other muscle groups. They simply need the high repetitions and high intensity of partial reps for stimulation. However, it’s plenty of recuperation between workouts that causes growth. Make sure you feel that warm feeling of relaxed expansion in the tissue before you even think about the next calf workout.

It’s worth mentioning that this workout strategy is a far cry from what should be used for all other muscle groups. At least, that is – if you’re a natural bodybuilder and you want to make impressive muscle gains.

This type of calf workout has taken my seemingly hopeless “pipes” and expanded them to resemble “diamonds”. If you’re looking for a way to get more of that diamond shape yourself, I highly recommend it.

Of course, there are enormous differences in the amount of alcohol that a person can consume. People vary in their ability to metabolize alcohol, and the amount of dehydration caused by a specific amount of alcohol will vary from person to person. However, for any given person, larger amounts of alcohol always cause greater dehydration than smaller amounts (just as you might expect). We haven’t seen any research whatsoever to determine exactly how much additional water drinking would be recommended for different levels of alcohol consumption. However, we’d be surprised if a person needed to make much change in his or her total daily water intake to help offset the amount of alcohol contained in a 6-ounce glass of wine at dinnertime. The routine consumption of wine or beer, however, would definitely make it more important for a person to pay attention to daily water intake.

With coffee, the research findings are surprisingly different than most of us would expect. It’s been a common assumption that coffee and alcohol are equally dehydrating, and that caffeine is the substance in coffee that causes additional loss of water (diuresis) from the body. However, thanks to some high-quality studies (especially in the area of exercise science), researchers have determined that coffee is not as problematic in terms of dehydration as commonly believed.

There are definitely differences in the ability of different people to metabolize caffeine. In general, however, low to moderate amounts of caffeine consumption do not appear to increase water loss very significantly. By “low to moderate,” we mean a consumption level that keeps caffeine under 250 milligrams. A “standard” 8-ounce cup of coffee would usually contain at least half this amount, and in many cases would contain this entire amount. And a large, specialty coffee (like a 16-ounce “grande”) might contain over twice this level.

The research on coffee is similar to the research on alcohol in demonstrating the increased problems with dehydration that occur with increased levels of intake. However, the coffee research shows much less risk of dehydration occurring at lower levels of caffeine intake. One problem in our culture, however, involves the increased volume of caffeine-containing beverages we consume. Although a standard, 12-ounce caffeinated soft drink might only contain 50 milligrams of caffeine, many individuals no longer purchase soft drinks in a 12-ounce can. Instead, they purchase a 16-ounce bottle. In addition, they may purchase a caffeine-boosted version of the soda, which contains 100 milligrams per 12 ounces instead of 50 milligrams. Under these circumstances, it’s easy to see how caffeine intake could add up over the course of the day to a level that would result in dehydration.

If you are consuming either wine (or other alcoholic beverages) or coffee – or both – in substantial amounts on a regular basis, you definitely need to increase your water intake above the levels we recommend , and you may also want to consult with a healthcare practitioner to determine if the total amount of these beverages is in keeping with your overall health needs.

Won’t they ever go away? As an adult, you had hoped pimples would be a thing of the past, but for many adults, they continue to mar otherwise healthy skin. For some, acne may be even worse in adulthood than adolescence.

More than simply a cosmetic problem, acne can greatly impact your quality of life, no matter what your age or the severity of your condition. If you are battling recurring skin breakouts, finding a path to clearer skin is vital to your self-esteem, body image, and mental health.

There is no single cause of acne, and because of this, there is no surefire way to avoid it or control it. Acne is influenced by several factors, many of which are out of your control. However, the way you treat your skin does play an important role.

With a little know-how, you can minimize, or potentially eliminate, occasional acne outbreaks on your face, back, shoulders, neck, chest, limbs, or elsewhere, merely by changing a few small behaviors.

1. Take a close look at your hair and skin products
Simply switching to “noncomedogenic” hair and skin products could make a big difference in the appearance of your skin. When you use hair conditioners, gels, pomades, shaving products, cosmetics, moisturizers, sunscreens, and other products that contain oil, you can clog your pores and suffer a breakout.
Check the labels on your hair and skin products to see if they are marked oil-free and “noncomedogenic” Also, consider whether you truly need every product you use. Even products marked “dermatologist tested” can cause acne for some people. Minimizing the number of products you use may help further reduce outbreaks. When exercising, wear as little make-up as possible. Even oil-free and noncomedogenic cosmetics can clog pores if worn during heavy exercise.

2. Think about your hands
Do you often rest your hands on your chin or cheeks or rub your nose? Doing so can encourage the growth of bacteria and cause infection to the areas most inflamed by adult acne. Your strict “hands off” policy should hold during times of breakout, too. Picking or squeezing can drive acne bacteria deeper into the skin, leading to more inflammation and possible permanent scarring.

3. Don’t let sweat stick around
Rinse off as soon as possible after you work out. Physical activity heats up the body, causing perspiration to mix with surface skin oils. Together, they trap substances in your pores. If a quick rinse isn’t possible, towel off and change into dry clothes as soon as you can. Sitting around in your sweaty clothes, especially if they are tight-fitting, can lead to acne mechanica on your chest, back, and other parts of the body. Also, you should avoid wearing tight headbands or hats that rub against your skin. If you wear a helmet or any other safety gear with straps, be sure to wash the straps frequently to reduce bacteria.

4. Avoid overwashing or using harsh scrubs
Acne is not caused by dirt, so washing frequently with harsh substances such as alcohol-based products won’t solve the problem. In fact, it may make the situation worse by prompting excess oil production and more blemishes. Be good to your skin by washing gently from under the jaw to the hairline with a mild soap once or twice a day. You might find that simply washing with lukewarm water and using clean hands rather than a washcloth works well for you. To avoid irritating or inflaming your skin, pat—rather than rub—it dry with a soft towel. Also, be cautious of cleansing products that claim to be formulated for acne prone skin, as these can leave healthy skin dry and irritated.

5. Monitor your stress levels
A recent study revealed that emotional stress may have a significant influence on acne. When you’re under stress, your body produces stress hormones such as cortisol, which can stimulate an over-production of oil from the sebaceous glands in the skin. When this excess oil mixes with dead skin cells and bacteria, it can cause acne to develop or become worse. If you suffer from stress regularly, try to take short breaks throughout the day to stretch and practice deep breathing exercises. Exercising regularly is another great way to ease anxiety and reduce stress. If all else fails, consider reprioritizing your to-do list and eliminating any items you can.

A good place to start
While there is no cure for acne, you can control most mild breakouts with proper skin and body care. Start by focusing on the basic strategies mentioned here, keeping in mind that when it comes to skin care, simplicity is often the best solution. If you keep up these healthy habits for a month or two  and still don’t see any results, there could be other factors causing your skin to break out. For women, hormonal changes, such as those associated with their menstrual cycle, pregnancy, or starting or stopping birth control pills, may cause intermittent acne. The sudden onset of acne in an adult also may indicate a reaction to a medication, such as prescription steroids or antibiotics.

An acne breakout also could be the result of an allergic reaction to foods or cosmetics. Heredity or genetics is another factor that plays a role in the development of adult-onset acne.

Talk to your healthcare provider or dermatologist about your condition and other treatment options

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