Headaches are more common and more incapacitating in obese people

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"[H]eadaches are more common and incapacitating in obese patients than [normal weight people]," according to a new study from Brazil. "[M]igraine is the most important diagnosis in this population." HEADACHES

75% of obese people reported headaches

Seventy-five percent of obese people reported having headaches.

 

MIGRAINES

66% reported migraines

Two-thirds (66 percent) reported having migraines.

 

TENSION HEADACHES

9% reported tension headaches

And one out of every eleven patients (9 percent) reported tension-type headaches.

 

INCAPACITATING HEADACHES

48% reported incapacitating headaches

Nearly half (48 percent) said that their headaches were incapacitating.

REFERENCE

Peres M, Lerario DD, Garrido AB, Zukerman E. Primary headaches in obese patients. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005 Dec, 63(4):931-33.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

M. Peres
Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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