Nutrition and frailty: opportunities for prevention and treatment

M Ni Lochlainn, NJ Cox, T Wilson, RPG Hayhoe… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Frailty is a syndrome of growing importance given the global ageing population. While frailty
is a multifactorial process, poor nutritional status is considered a key contributor to its …

Identifying and managing malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia in the community: a narrative review

S Roberts, P Collins, M Rattray - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia are becoming increasingly prevalent among community-
dwelling older adults; yet are often unidentified and untreated in community settings. There …

Prevalence of undernutrition, frailty and sarcopenia in community-dwelling people aged 50 years and above: systematic review and meta-analysis

N Almohaisen, M Gittins, C Todd, J Sremanakova… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The world's population aged≥ 65 is expected to rise from one in eleven in 2019 to one in six
by 2050. People aged≥ 65 are at a risk of undernutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia. The …

Nutrition strategies promoting healthy aging: From improvement of cardiovascular and brain health to prevention of age-associated diseases

M Fekete, Z Szarvas, V Fazekas-Pongor, A Feher… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: An increasing number of studies suggest that diet plays an important role in
regulating aging processes and modulates the development of the most important age …

[HTML][HTML] Frailty as a phenotypic manifestation of underlying oxidative stress

M El Assar, J Angulo, L Rodríguez-Mañas - Free Radical Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress plays a key role in the aging process. Lifestyle behaviours including low
physical activity and inadequate nutritional habits in addition to genetic susceptibility and …

The role of zinc on nutritional status, sarcopenia, and frailty in older adults: A scoping review

HM Abeywickrama, M Uchiyama, T Sumiyoshi… - Nutrition …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Zinc (Zn) deficiency, malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty are prevalent
among older adults and are prominent factors contributing to disability and mortality …

Functional frailty, dietary intake, and risk of malnutrition. Are nutrients involved in muscle synthesis the key for frailty prevention?

A Moradell, ÁI Fernández-García… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Frailty is a reversible condition, which is strongly related to physical function and nutritional
status. Different scales are used to screened older adults and their risk of being frail …

The association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and frailty symptoms: Mediating effects of oxidative stress

Y Wu, S Cheng, S Lei, D Li, Z Li… - Clinical Interventions in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is growing evidence that an antioxidant diet is a protective factor against
frailty. However, few studies have examined the effect of comprehensive dietary antioxidants …

Association between dietary diversity and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults

Y Kiuchi, T Doi, K Tsutsumimoto, S Nakakubo, S Kurita… - Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to examine whether dietary diversity is associated with
sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Japanese adults. Methods We used a cross …

Association of zinc intake with risk of impaired physical function and frailty among older adults

V Vega-Cabello, FF Caballero, A Lana… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Zinc could be a target nutrient in the prevention of physical impairment and
frailty in older adults due to its anti-inflammatory/antioxidant properties. However …