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Since it plays a role in many mechanisms of the body, it is thought that it may also have effects on stress and headaches.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study was conducted with the participation of a total of 150 volunteer academic and administrative staff aged between 19 and 65. Participants were evaluated through general information, anthropometric measurements, Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) and Perceived Stress Level Scale-10 (PSS-10), 3-day food consumption record and frequency of consumption of magnesium-rich foods questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of the participants was 31\u202f\u00b1\u202f6.283\u202fyears for men and 28.55\u202f\u00b1\u202f5.294\u202fyears for women. The Headache Impact Test-6 score was higher in the group with inadequate magnesium intake (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). Although the Perceived Stress Level Scale-10 score was also higher in the group with inadequate magnesium intake, the result was not significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;gt;\u202f0.05). A negative correlation was found between dietary magnesium and HIT-6 and PSS-10 scores (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.183,\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.197, respectively;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). A positive correlation was also found between the scales (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.456;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that lower dietary magnesium intake is associated with higher headache impact and perceived stress in academic and administrative staff.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2026.1694363","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,26]],"date-time":"2026-01-26T05:40:54Z","timestamp":1769406054000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The relationship between dietary magnesium intake, stress level and headache 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