The migraine would be associated with vitamin deficiency, according to the results of a study presented at the 58th Scientific Congress of the American Headache Society (San Diego). Migraineurs, whether children, adolescents or adults, all display deficiencies in vitamins D, B2 (riboflavin) and coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone).
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in the United States carried out a study with medical data from 7,961 patients suffering from migraine. They analyzed their blood levels of vitamin D, riboflavin (vitamin B2), folate (vitamin B9) and coenzyme Q10, a powerful antioxidant.
Migraine is associated with a lack of different vitamins for men and women
Scientists have found an association between the prevalence of migraine and vitamin deficiency.
The study found that girls and young women with migraine are more likely than boys and young men to have coenzyme Q10 deficiencies.
In contrast, boys and young men who suffer from migraine display a vitamin D deficiency.
Folate deficiencies do not appear to be associated with migraines.
Scientists have also noticed that chronic migraine is associated with a higher prevalence of both coenzyme Q10 and riboflavin deficiency, compared to episodic migraine.
“Further studies are needed to understand whether supplementation with vitamins is effective in migraine patients in general, and whether patients with mild deficits are more likely to benefit from supplementation,” says Suzanne Hagler, researcher in the division of neurology at Cincinnati Hospital Medical Center and lead author of the study. .
Anti-migraine dish
To fill up with vitamin D, compose your plate of oily fish, eggs or kidneys, associate with it for coenzyme Q10, beef, herring, sardines or peanuts and for vitamin B, cheeses with soft dough or wheat germs.
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