Christine Junge, Editor, Harvard Health Publications
At a Harvard Medical School talk on migraine and food, a nutritionist from Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center delivered a message that people in the audience probably didn’t want to hear: “There are no specific dietary recommendations for migraine sufferers,” said Sandra Allonen. But she did have some advice to offer—and she emphasized that the connection between food and migraine is a very individual one.Several foods have been associated with triggering migraine. None of them has been scientifically proven to cause migraines, explained Allonen, but many people report a link between eating these foods and getting a migraine. Possible migraine triggers include:
•Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet)
•Caffeine (Caffeine can help stop a migraine when it starts, but if you don’t drink the same amount every day, caffeine withdrawal can trigger a migraine.)
•Chocolate
•Cultured dairy products, such as yogurt
•Broad beans, such as fava beans
•Nuts and nut butters
•Nitrates and nitrites, which are found in processed meats such as bacon and cold cuts
•Sulfites, which are found in wine
•Tyramine, which is found in aged cheeses and meats, and fermented beverages
•Yellow Dye Number 6, which is used in Doritos, Mountain Dew, and Peeps
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