My head hurts because of my belly fat

William Atkins
Saturday, 14 February 2009 19:20

Science - Health

Researchers have linked migraine headaches to an excess of belly fat. The U.S. study found that women were even more prone to migraines when their middles were full of fat. However, younger people had more risk from migraines when their bellies were large.


The research studied 22,211 adults from the United States ranging from 22 to 55 years of age.

They found that age, gender, and location of fat on the human body, in combination together, is a good indicator of the risk to having migraine headaches.

Specifically, the study found that 37% of women who had excess belly fat (abdominal fat) reported migraine headaches.

Only 29% of these women reported migraines when they had slimmer waistlines.

As women aged, the study found that women had less risk from migraines even though they had large waistlines.

Men were also found to have less risk from migraines even though they had a “beer gut.”

Men, on the other hand, only 20% of those with bulging bellies reported migraines, while 16% reported migraine headaches without all of the belly fat.

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