Association between wine consumption and migraine

It seems that diet is one of the main triggers of migraine; one of the most studied is alcohol, and also, over the years, red wine has been thought to trigger headaches. A systematic review and meta-analysis examined the strength of the association between wine consumption and migraine.In a systematic review and meta-analysis, a search of MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases was conducted to assess the association between wine consumption and migraine, covering baseline to December 2023 and pooled Odds Ratio (p-OR) were calculated.
Five studies were included in the review, and only four of them were in the meta-analysis. The p-OR for the effect of wine consumption on migraine was 0.63 (95% CI 0.36–1.09).
The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that there is no conclusive evidence to support an increased or decreased risk of migraine associated with wine consumption.
Source: Lucerón-Lucas-Torres M, Ruiz-Grao MC, Pascual-Morena C, Priego-Jiménez S, López-González M, Álvarez-Bueno C. (2025) Association between wine consumption and migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional, Alcohol Alcoholism, 60(2), agaf004. doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaf004