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Table 1 Elimination diet

From: Nutrition intervention for migraine: a randomized crossover trial

Foods to avoid

Foods to favor

Grains:

Grains:

Wheat

Oats

Rye

Rice

Barley

Quinoa

Corn

Buckwheat

 

Amaranth

Legumes:

Sorghum

Soybeans

Millet

Chickpeas

Teff

Peanuts

 
 

Legumes:

Fruits:

Lentils

Citrus fruits (all)

 

Bananas

Fruits:

Apples

Pears

 

Apricots

Vegetables:

Blueberries

Nightshade family (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers,

Plums

potatoes)

 

Allium genus (onions, garlic)

Vegetables:

Sweet potatoes, yams

Artichokes

Celery

Asparagus

 

Broccoli, Cauliflower

Other:

Brussels sprouts

Animal products (all)a

Cabbage, Bok choy

Nuts and seeds (all)

Carrots

Chocolate

Greens: Chard, Kale, Collards, Mustard, Spinach,

Sugar

Lettuce

Coffee

Zucchini, other hard and soft squashes

Tea

 

Alcohol

Condiments:

 

Olive oil

 

Vanilla extract

 

Brown rice syrup

 

Maple syrup

 

Salt

  1. aParticipants avoided animal products during entire diet phase, not only during elimination diet.