A diet low in glutamate may ease migraines

SAN DIEGO — A diet low in the amino acid glutamate may ease migraines, a small study suggests. A month of staying away from high-glutamate foods led to fewer migraines in a group of 25 people with Gulf War Illness.

The specifics of these veterans’ migraines, part of a collection of symptoms resulting from the Gulf War, may differ from those of other people who suffer from migraines. But if the underlying relationship between glutamate and migraines is similar, the diet could help the estimated 1 billion people worldwide who have migraines.

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