Weight gain continues to affect your risk of migraine headaches. The risk is greater in women and young adults.
According to a study evaluating the results of 12 studies with a total of over 300,000 respondents, it was concluded that overweight people were 27 percent more likely to have migraines than those with normal body weight.
In addition, thin people are also 13 percent more likely to suffer from migraines.
The risk is still considered moderate, as it is equivalent to the link between migraine and bipolar disorder, as well as some types of heart disease.
Currently, experts do not include obesity as a migraine risk factor. However, according to lead researcher B.Lee Peterlin, fatty tissue is an endocrine organ. And like other endocrine organs, such as thyroid, excessive and too little levels can trigger problems.
"Changes in fat tissue that occur when weight gain or extreme weight loss also alters the function and production of some proteins and hormones, resulting in greater migraine risk," said Peterlin, director of headache research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
According to a study evaluating the results of 12 studies with a total of over 300,000 respondents, it was concluded that overweight people were 27 percent more likely to have migraines than those with normal body weight.
In addition, thin people are also 13 percent more likely to suffer from migraines.
The risk is still considered moderate, as it is equivalent to the link between migraine and bipolar disorder, as well as some types of heart disease.
Currently, experts do not include obesity as a migraine risk factor. However, according to lead researcher B.Lee Peterlin, fatty tissue is an endocrine organ. And like other endocrine organs, such as thyroid, excessive and too little levels can trigger problems.
"Changes in fat tissue that occur when weight gain or extreme weight loss also alters the function and production of some proteins and hormones, resulting in greater migraine risk," said Peterlin, director of headache research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
