How Vitamin Intake Affects Migraine Prevalence

Klebanoff, Louise M. MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Integrative Medicine Alert 26(3):p 22-23, March 2023.

SYNOPSIS: In a large population-based survey, 21.6% of participants reported having severe headaches or migraine. Those reporting severe headaches also reported a lower intake of thiamine and riboflavin, based on 24-hour recall of food intake. There also was an inverse relationship between thiamine intake and reports of severe headaches.

SOURCE: Li D, Guo Y, Xia M, et al. Dietary intake of thiamine and riboflavin in relation to severe headache or migraine: A cross-sectional survey. Headache 2022;62:1133-1142