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Cold beer and hot dogs can trigger headaches

You've stuck your toes in the sand and fired up the grill. The burgers are sizzling. An ice-cold Corona and a panoply of toppings awaits.

Sounds like the recipe for a perfect summer afternoon.

And the formula for a killer headache, it turns out.

Mind-numbing headaches are more likely to strike as the mercury rises, a recent Harvard University study says. The researchers found that for every 5°C increase in temperature, the risk of severe headache jumped by 7.5 percent. That's bad news for the more than 8 percent of American men who suffer from migraines or severe headaches — an ailment inversely correlated with age, according to a 2008 Centers for Disease Control report.

But the heat may not be the only perpetrator at play. Even your burger's pickle — which contains headache-inducing nitrates — could be the source of your summertime brain pain. "Migraines are often triggered by a combination of things — whether it's food or alcohol or weather," says Alexander Mauskop, M.D., neurologist and director of the New York Headache Center. And these factors may spark more diffuse headaches in those who aren't migraine-prone, he says.

You shouldn't have to sacrifice summer fun for relief. Skipping meals can also trigger headaches, so when you sense an oncoming 'ache, make these simple food swaps instead.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38205743/ns/health-pain_center/