Chemical In McDonald’s Fries May Cure Baldness, Study Claims

CBS Local — Customers at McDonald’s may want to ask for a side of hair gel with their meal, according to the claims of a new study in Japan. Scientists say that a chemical used in the cooking of the fast food chain’s french fries may hold the cure for baldness.
Researchers at Yokohama National University found that the chemical dimethylpolysiloxane – found in silicone and added to cooking oil as an anti-foaming agent – helped to mass produce hair follicles