2:1 ketogenic diet and low-glycemic-index diet for the treatment of chronic and episodic migraine: a single-center real-life retrospective study

Aims The evidence supporting the efficacy of dietary preventive therapy in migraine is rising, particularly regarding the ketogenic diet. However, less evidence exists for the Low-Glycemic Index Diet and the 2:1 KD. This retrospective single-center real-life study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a...

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Published in:Journal of headache and pain 2023-07, Vol.24 (1), p.95-95, Article 95
Main Authors: Tereshko, Yan, Dal Bello, Simone, Di Lorenzo, Cherubino, Pez, Sara, Pittino, Alice, Sartor, Roberto, Filippi, Francesca, Lettieri, Christian, Belgrado, Enrico, Garbo, Riccardo, Merlino, Giovanni, Gigli, Gian Luigi, Valente, Mariarosaria
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Language:English
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Body fat
Chronic headaches and medication overuse
Diet
Headache
High fat diet
Internal Medicine
Ketogenesis
Ketogenic diet
Low carbohydrate diet
Low-glycemic index diet
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Migraine
Migraine prophylaxis
Neurology
Nutrient deficiency
Pain Medicine
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Summary:Aims The evidence supporting the efficacy of dietary preventive therapy in migraine is rising, particularly regarding the ketogenic diet. However, less evidence exists for the Low-Glycemic Index Diet and the 2:1 KD. This retrospective single-center real-life study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a 2:1 ketogenic diet and a Low-Glycemic-index Diet in chronic and high-frequency episodic migraine. Methods Sixty patients with high-frequency episodic and chronic migraine were treated with either a Low-Glycemic-index diet (39 patients) or a 2:1 (21 patients) ketogenic diet for three months. We collected data on the migraine frequency and intensity and the MIDAS and HIT-6 scores through the headache diary. Anthropometric measurements (BMI, fat mass, free fat mass, and weight) were also collected and analyzed similarly. Data obtained at the baseline and after three months of each diet were compared. Results Migraine intensity, frequency, MIDAS and HIT-6 scores, fat mass, weight, and BMI improved in both diet groups. Conclusions Both diets are effective in reducing migraine symptoms and migraine-related disability.
ISSN:1129-2377
1129-2369
1129-2377
DOI:10.1186/s10194-023-01635-9