RE: dry skin and hairloss
My diet plan is low in fat too, so I have to take fish oil pills (3-6 a day). I'm only supposed to have white fish, but I sneak in some salmon once in awhile for the Omega-6. Once a week I sautee in olive or canola oil for Omega-3 fatty acids. You NEED these essential fatty acids not only for your skin and hair but your heart (it cleans the bad cholesterol right out of you).
My hair is very thick and shiny as long as I take my EFAs. I think CLA is good too (conjugated linoleic acid which is found in red meats) for people losing weight. It helps you maintain muscle mass. You can take the pills without getting all the saturated fat from red meat.
Unless you have a fat metabolizing disorder, you need more of these kinds of fats. The enemy my friends, is saturated fat and processed food.