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Well, that's what I heard. Maybe someone here knows for sure.
Here's the STORY: This lady from India (I think) had hair about six feet long.
Researchers discovered she was only losing about 2 hairs per day...
WAY LESS than the normal 100 or so.
Their explanation was that perhaps the roots must get STRONGER to anchor...
the great weight of the longer hairs.
Anybody hear of this cause I think I am shedding fewer hairs as
my hair continues to get longer.
It may be possible. I've heard the same idea repeated by other people. So if it's popped up in unrelated circumstances, perhaps there's something to it. I do however know that many would disagree with it, and point out that current research says 'no'. I say experiment yourself, if you can. It's possible that the research done by more distinguished researchers may have only been done with relatively shorter hair, and not taken this variable into account. Don't listen to the experts only because they're experts. It's surprising how often they miss things. But this is not to say that they're always wrong, either.
According to mainstream research, your hair folicles go through a cycle, the length of which is dependant on your genes. When the cycle ends, the hair falls out and a new one grows in. The longer the cycle, the longer the hair gets before it falls out. This is why some people never can get past shoulder length no matter how long they wait. While others can get much longer lengths.
These two ideas conflict. But that doesn't mean there isn't some currently unknown condition by which the rules change to allow it.