A new study has revealed that the major cause of headaches may be diets containing high salt content.
The study found that people who ate foods high in sodium (8 grams a day) had nearly one-third more headaches than people who ate foods low in sodium (about 4 grams a day). The difference persisted regardless of whether the volunteers ate a standard North American diet or one designed to lower blood pressure.
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Study co-author Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins revealed that many Americans consume much more sodium than any of the study participants did. People may avoid some headaches simply by reducing salt consumption.
The study was published in the journal BMJ Open.
Source: ANI
Source: ANI
Sinus Headaches
A sinus headache is a constant, agonizing pain felt in forehead and upper face. Sinus headache is often associated with nasal congestion and worsens with moving the head or bending down.
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Cluster Headache
Cluster headache is a periodic, intense, sharp, burning and explosive pain that begins suddenly on one side of the head and tends to get worse quickly, reaching its peak within 10 minutes.
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