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Japanese scientists discovered some interesting information after testing on mice.

People will stop the inevitable hair loss caused by aging at all costs. But what if the treatment has something in common with completely delicious food (such as French fries)? A new study published in the journal Biomaterials shows that a chemical used to cook McDonald’s French fries can help hair grow-but don’t think that just chewing can prevent baldness.

Researchers at Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a method of preparing "hair follicle germs" or HFGs, aimed at producing new hair follicles. The problem facing scientists is how to produce a large number of hair follicles at the same time. Japanese scientists said that their HFGs are a promising step in the right direction.

The scientists said in a press release that the key to producing a large amount of HFG at one time is the material they use in this process: oxygen permeable dimethyl polysiloxane. This chemical by itself does not help hair growth, but it is used as the basis for the process to work most efficiently. They found that they can grow black hairs on the back and scalp of mice.

According to Inc, McDonald's uses dimethyl polysiloxane to reduce oil splashing when cooking French fries and other fried foods. Their food is cooked with a mixture of vegetable oil, citric acid and dimethyl polysiloxane. The FDA believes that dimethyl polysiloxane is safe to eat as long as its content in food is less than 10 parts per million or less than 250 parts per million in salt used for cooking. So this is a small part of what we are talking about here.

To be clear, there is currently no evidence that regular consumption of McDonald's French fries can prevent baldness. The chemical in research is not the one that triggers hair growth; it just helps the whole process. This research was conducted on mice, so there is no direct evidence that HFG research can work in humans anyway. However, according to Newsweek, the hair loss treatment industry was worth US$6 billion in 2016, so scientists are likely to be eager to figure out whether French fries are really legal to treat baldness.