Researchers from China were looking to determine how fiber consumption affects the frequency and severity of migraines and headaches among participants. To accomplish this they examined the existing data on fiber intake as well as headaches taken from The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Based the findings of their study, it could seem that fiber could play more when it comes to headaches than we had previously believed. The researchers found the evidence of a significant relationship between migraines and headaches as more fiber in the diet resultant in a reduction of extreme headaches as well as migraines.
With every increment of 10 % of fiber daily the researchers observed an increase of 11% in the incidence of headaches and migraines The researchers found.
“To the most of our knowledge, no study has previously examined the connection between fiber intake and migraines or severe headaches,” the study authors mention in their research and add, “Increasing the intake of fiber-rich foods could protect you from migraine or headaches that are severe.”
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