Is coffee good or bad for you? Good or bad for migraines? If, until now, we thought that drinking coffee helped to overcome a migraine, a recent study points out that drinking too much would on the contrary favor them. At least that’s what the researchers reveal in The American Journal of Medicine.
Scientists were interested in a sample of 98 people, whose average age is 31 years. What do they have in common? Headache. By studying their lifestyle and their consumption of caffeinated drinks for six weeks, the researchers were able to make a connection with the recurrence of their migraines.
Too exciting all at once
Migraine and caffeine are therefore linked, at least from a certain point in time. “Three or more cups could be associated with a greater tendency to develop headaches“says the study. Once the three daily doses ingested (cans or cups of coffee), the risk of developing a migraine in the days to come increases.
From a physiological point of view, the researchers explain that beyond two doses of caffeine, the body absorbs too many stimulants, a factor leading to a risk of migraine.
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