The Association Between Dietary Acid Load and Odds of Migraine: A Case-Control Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It has been shown that a high acid load in the human body can affect inflammatory factors and the nitric oxide pathway. These factors are also thought to play an important role in the initiation of migraine attacks. We have therefore explored the association between dietary acid load and odds of migraine in a case-control study.

Methods

The migraine group (n = 514, diagnosed according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition [ICHDIII] criteria) was recruited from a tertiary headache clinic. The controls consisted of 582 sex-matched healthy volunteers who were randomly selected from the general population. A validated 168-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire was used for dietary intake assessments. Estimation of the diet

SUBMITTER: Mousavi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8140036 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature