Associations between adherence to MIND diet and severity, duration and frequency of migraine headaches among migraine patients

Year Published: 2020

BMC Res Notes

Moein Askarpour, Habib Yarizadeh, Ali Sheikhi, Faezeh Khorsha, Khadijeh Mirzaei

This study looked at associations between MIND diet adherence and migraine headaches in 266 participants ages 18-50. The MIND diet emphasizes plant-based foods like berries, dark green leafy vegetables, peanuts/peanut butter, and limits the intake of animal and high saturated fat foods.

Key Findings: According to the authors, "We found that participants with higher score of MIND diet compared to those with lower score, were less likely to have severe headaches.” MIND Diet participants also had shorter duration and less frequency of headaches.