Volume 20, Issue 2 (7-2024)
J Health Syst Res 2024, 20(2): 160-168 |
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Navab F, Balali A, Khorvash F, Askari G. The Association between Plant Protein Sources and Migraine Symptoms: A Case-Control Study among Iranian Adults. J Health Syst Res 2024; 20 (2) :160-168
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1- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science AND Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- Professor, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3- Associate Professor, Nutrition and Food Security Research Centre AND Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- Professor, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3- Associate Professor, Nutrition and Food Security Research Centre AND Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Background: Migraine is characterized by frequent attacks of debilitating headaches, often accompanied by sensory and motor disturbances. Although the clinical manifestations of migraine are influenced by diet, the relationship between food groups such as legumes and nuts with migraine has not been identified. The present study was conducted to compare the consumption of legumes and nuts among patients with migraine and healthy individuals and to investigate the relationship between their consumption and migraine.
Methods: This study included 140 patients with migraine and 230 age-matched healthy individuals. Food intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The characteristics of migraine headaches and the headache daily result (HDR) were also evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS).
Findings: Patients with migraine consumed fewer legumes, not nuts. After adjusting for potential confounders, patients with the highest tertile legume intake were found to have a 2.9 times higher risk of severe migraines [odds ratio (OR): 2.90, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03-8.16] and a 65% reduced chance of experiencing recurrent migraines (OR: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.13-0.97). Patients who consumed more nuts had a 63% reduced likelihood of experiencing long-term headaches (OR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.14-0.99) and a 69% reduced risk of HDR.
Conclusion: Our findings indicated that higher consumption of legumes was associated with increased intensity and decreased frequency of migraine attacks.
Methods: This study included 140 patients with migraine and 230 age-matched healthy individuals. Food intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The characteristics of migraine headaches and the headache daily result (HDR) were also evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS).
Findings: Patients with migraine consumed fewer legumes, not nuts. After adjusting for potential confounders, patients with the highest tertile legume intake were found to have a 2.9 times higher risk of severe migraines [odds ratio (OR): 2.90, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03-8.16] and a 65% reduced chance of experiencing recurrent migraines (OR: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.13-0.97). Patients who consumed more nuts had a 63% reduced likelihood of experiencing long-term headaches (OR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.14-0.99) and a 69% reduced risk of HDR.
Conclusion: Our findings indicated that higher consumption of legumes was associated with increased intensity and decreased frequency of migraine attacks.
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Nutrition sciences and food industry
Received: 2023/11/11 | Accepted: 2023/12/9 | Published: 2024/07/5
Received: 2023/11/11 | Accepted: 2023/12/9 | Published: 2024/07/5
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