Headaches and obesity
ABSTRACT Obesity and headache disorders are two very common conditions in the general population that have been increasing in incidence over the last decades. Recent studies have shown a significant relationship between obesity and headaches, particularly migraine, with an important role in whether...
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| description | ABSTRACT Obesity and headache disorders are two very common conditions in the general population that have been increasing in incidence over the last decades. Recent studies have shown a significant relationship between obesity and headaches, particularly migraine, with an important role in whether the disease is chronic. On the other hand, no such association was found with tension-type headaches. Studies showing an overlapping of hunger-control pathways and those involved in the pathophysiology of migraine may justify the close association between obesity and migraine. Moreover, a secondary headache for which obesity is a strong risk factor is idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), with several studies showing the impact of weight reduction/bariatric surgery in the treatment of the disease. In conclusion, since obesity is a modifiable risk factor, it is important for physicians treating patients with headaches, and particularly migraine, to be aware of the association between these two disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9bca8cc3e8842b2bf4277f993d8a3da2025-08-20T03:24:22ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272022-08-01805 suppl 120421310.1590/0004-282x-anp-2022-s106Headaches and obesityIda Fortinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-340XBernardo Dror Felsenfeld Juniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2740-3868ABSTRACT Obesity and headache disorders are two very common conditions in the general population that have been increasing in incidence over the last decades. Recent studies have shown a significant relationship between obesity and headaches, particularly migraine, with an important role in whether the disease is chronic. On the other hand, no such association was found with tension-type headaches. Studies showing an overlapping of hunger-control pathways and those involved in the pathophysiology of migraine may justify the close association between obesity and migraine. Moreover, a secondary headache for which obesity is a strong risk factor is idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), with several studies showing the impact of weight reduction/bariatric surgery in the treatment of the disease. In conclusion, since obesity is a modifiable risk factor, it is important for physicians treating patients with headaches, and particularly migraine, to be aware of the association between these two disorders.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2022000700204&tlng=enBody Mass IndexObesityHeadachesMigraine without AuraPseudotumor Cerebri |
| spellingShingle | Ida Fortini Bernardo Dror Felsenfeld Junior Headaches and obesity Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Body Mass Index Obesity Headaches Migraine without Aura Pseudotumor Cerebri |
| title | Headaches and obesity |
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| title_short | Headaches and obesity |
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| topic | Body Mass Index Obesity Headaches Migraine without Aura Pseudotumor Cerebri |
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