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Certain foods and ingredients can trigger headaches and migraines in susceptible individuals. Elimination diets may help prevent headaches in some patients, with strong evidence for caffeine and MSG.

Keywords:
alcoholaspartamebeercaffeinecitrusdietfolateglutenheadachehistaminemigrainemonosodium glutamatenitratesomega-3 fatty acidomega-6 fatty acidsucralosetyraminewine

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  • Neurology
  • Dietetics
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • The role of diet in managing headache patients remains a controversial subject.
  • Identifying dietary triggers is crucial for effective headache management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence on specific foods and ingredients triggering headache and/or migraine attacks.
  • To discuss the efficacy of elimination diets in preventing headache disorders.

Main Methods:

  • A narrative review of the role of diet in preventing migraine and headache disorders.
  • PubMed search using keywords like MSG, caffeine, aspartame, histamine, tyramine, alcohol, chocolate, nitrites, IgG elimination diets, and gluten, cross-referenced with 'headache' and 'migraine'.
  • Inclusion of English-language studies only.

Main Results:

  • Caffeine withdrawal and monosodium glutamate (MSG) have the strongest evidence for triggering headaches, supported by multiple provocation studies.
  • Aspartame shows conflicting evidence, with an equal number of positive and negative provocation studies.
  • Observational studies suggest gluten, histamine, and alcohol may precipitate headaches in specific patient subgroups.
  • Two of three randomized controlled trials indicated that IgG elimination diets significantly reduced headache/migraine frequency.

Conclusions:

  • Specific foods, beverages, and ingredients can trigger headache and/or migraine attacks in susceptible individuals.
  • Elimination diets demonstrate potential for preventing headaches in certain patient populations.