Migraine and Diet Research Initiative

Research

Selected Research Publications

Slavin M, Li H, Khatri M, Frankenfeld C. (2021). Dietary magnesium and migraine in adults: A cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2004. Headache. 61(2):276-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14065

Slavin M, Li H, Frankenfeld CL, and Cheskin L. (2019). What is needed for evidence-based dietary recommendations for migraine: a call to action for nutrition and microbiome research. Headache,59: 1566-1581. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.13658

Slavin M and Ailani J. (2017). A Clinical Approach to Addressing Diet with Migraine Patients. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 17(17). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-017-0721-6

Slavin M, Bourguignon J, Jackson K, and Orciga M-A. (2016). Impact of Food Components on in vitro Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Secretion—A potential Mechanism for Dietary Influence on Migraine. Nutrients, 8(7), 406. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8070406

Featured in the media

Callahan A. Why Do Carbs Give Me Headaches? The New York Times. April 26, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/well/eat/carbs-sugar-headaches-migraines.html.

Kramer J. What Causes Migraines – and How to Stop Them. Glamour. June 6, 2022. https://www.glamour.com/story/what-causes-migraines

Feldman J. Everything you need to know about migraine prevention. Northern Virginia Magazine. August 2, 2019. https://northernvirginiamag.com/health/medical-features/2019/08/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-migraine-prevention/