Adherence to either DASH or Mediterranean dietary patterns tied to better migraine outcomes<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/p>\n
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A high-quality diet is associated with lower migraine severity and frequency, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in Nutritional Neuroscience<\/em>.<\/p>\n Hande Bakirhan, from Istanbul Medipol University in Turkey, and colleagues examined the correlation between diet quality and dietary patterns (Mediterranean or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension [DASH]) and migraine attributes. The analysis included adults diagnosed with episodic migraine at an outpatient headache clinic.<\/p>\n The researchers found that a low Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener score was associated with more severe disability and more severe and frequent attacks. There was a significant negative correlation observed between Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener score and attack severity. Similarly, participants with a low DASH compliance scale score had more severe and frequent attacks, and there was a significant negative correlation between attack severity and DASH compliance scale scores. Lastly, individuals with poor diet quality had more severe migraine attacks and there was a significant negative correlation observed between diet quality total score and attack severity.<\/p>\n “The association between having a good diet quality and milder clinical signs of migraine emphasizes the significance of diet quality in the medical nutritional treatment of migraine,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n