Dietary Protein Intake and Falls in Older People: Longitudinal Analyses From the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Literature regarding dietary protein intake and risk of falls is limited to a few studies with relatively small sample sizes and short follow-ups, which have reported contrasting findings. Thus, we investigated whether dietary protein intake is associated with risk of falls in a large cohort of North American adults.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - May 7, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Nicola Veronese, Pinar Soysal, Brendon Stubbs, Stefania Maggi, Sarah E. Jackson, Jacopo Demurtas, Stefano Celotto, Ai Koyanagi, Francesco Bolzetta, Lee Smith Tags: Original Study Source Type: research