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Losing weight alleviates some migraine-related disabilities
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NEW ORLEANS — Patients with both obesity and migraine reported reduced migraine frequency, duration, pain intensity and disability after weight loss, according to results of a meta-analysis presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.
Researchers analyzed 10 studies with 473 participants (adults = 278) with obesity on effects of weight loss on migraine frequency and severity. They found that any weight loss was significantly associated with a decrease in headache frequency, pain intensity and duration.
“Probably, obesity and migraine have a cross-lap of underlying pathogenic mechanisms,” Claudio Pagano, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist and associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Padova in Italy and analysis author, said in an interview.
More Healio coverage of the study can be found by clicking here. — by Janel Miller and Jill Rollet
Reference: Di Vincenzo A, et al. SAT-108. Presented at: The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting; March 23-26, 2019; New Orleans.
Disclosure: Pagano reports no relevant financial disclosures.