Obesity

Obesity is classified as a body mass index greater than 30 and was prevalent among 42.4% of Americans from 2017-2018.¹ There is variability among studies examining the correlation between migraine and obesity.

Women with migraine were about 11% more likely to become overweight or obese in one study and another study found that there is a 40% increased risk for women to have migraine if they were obese.²

Weight loss has been associated with a decrease in headache days demonstrating a positive correlation between migraine and obesity.