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Chapter 3 MYTHS • FALLACIES & MISCONCEPTIONS
Obesity & Migraines

HYPOGLYCEMIA (hahy-poh-glahy-see-mee-uh)

The Migraine Trust says:

“We need energy to
function, and most of this
energy comes from
consuming carbohydrates
(sugars). Our bodies convert
these carbohydrates into
glucose sugar (which is
easier to use), and is then
carried in the blood to
whichever parts of the body
need it. The brain requires a
continuous supply of glucose SUGAR from the blood in order to function, and if glucose SUGAR levels drop
(hypoglycemia), the brain is one of the first organs affected.
If we don’t eat enough calories for our body’s needs, then our blood-glucose levels drop too low. This can
happen (for normal weight people) if we skip meals, fast, diet, or exercise on insufficient food.

Eating a high-sugar meal can cause ‘reactive hypoglycemia’, because the sudden rise in blood-glucose from
the sugary food triggers an over-production of insulin, which in turn makes the blood-glucose levels fall too
low. If diabetes patients inject too much insulin into their bodies, it can also cause their blood-glucose levels
to fall too low.

The brain not receiving enough glucose causes most of the symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include:
headache, migraine, confusion, nausea, sweating, faintness, and hypothermia. If the hypoglycemia is very
severe and prolonged, it can even cause loss-of-consciousness and death, although this is rare.
Fasting, eating high-sugar foods, dieting too rigorously, and skipping meals can all trigger, or make people
more likely to have a headache or migraine. Even delayed or irregular (not-normal) meals can make a
difference. This is usually due to people’s blood-glucose levels falling too low (hypoglycemia).
Headaches and migraines caused by fasting may not always be due to hypoglycemia, for example they can be
caused by the stress-hormones released by the body during fasting. They are also often triggered by
dehydration and lack of sleep. Changes in caffeine intake, for example by drinking less tea or coffee, and
changes in smoking frequency also often trigger headaches and migraines.
Also, try and improve the quality of your food by eating a balanced diet with more unrefined foods (processed
foods), fresh fruit and vegetables, and cut down on cakes, biscuits, ice cream and anything which makes you
consume large amounts of SUGAR over a short period of time.

WebMD says: Overweight and Obese are 81 percent more likely to have
episodic migraines than those with a lower BMI. This was particularly true
among women, whites and those under the age of 50.

IF Government & Medical Authorities Were Right - Why Did Obesity Rise So Rapidly Since 1975 ?