Investigation of The Relationship Between Primary Headache Severity and Daily Food Preferences in Young Adults not yet Diagnosed with Migraine

Authors : Duygu Vardağlı, Özlem Ortakcı

Pages : 303-309

Doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1486442

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Publication Date : 2025-04-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: Migraine is a complex neurological disease. The aim of our study is to provide sustainable food-mediated benefit in migraine prophylaxis to people with severe symptoms who have not yet been diagnosed with migraine. Methods: The study included 197 people between the ages of 18-45 who had not yet been diagnosed with migraine had strong symptoms, had no metabolic disease, psychiatric disease or disability. In the first stage of the study the internationally used “Headache Disability Index” scale was applied to the participants. After 4 weeks of consuming the recommended reference foods, the Headache Disability Index test was repeated and the score difference was accepted as data.Evaluation of the data SPSS 26 statistical program was used and p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: The inclusion of liver as a reference food in the diet resulted in a significant improvement in the Headache Disability Index F19 (p<0.003) recommendation, and the inclusion of broccoli provided statistically significant improvements in the E9 (p<0.039) and F13 (p<0.025) recommendations. Conclusion: In people with severe migraine symptoms; Providing only the daily recommended amounts of vitamins A, B12, K1 and C to their diet through broccoli and liver foods; It provided improvement in emotional and functional disabilities.
Keywords : Migraine, Liver, Broccoli, Headache Disability İndex

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