Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of frailty in women 60 years old or older.

CONCLUSION: Higher fruit and vegetable intake was associated with a lower risk of frailty in this cohort of US women aged ≥60 y. Because of limited evidence on intakes of fruits and vegetables and the development of frailty, more data are needed to confirm our results.
PMID: 33022693 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - October 6, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Fung TT, Struijk EA, Rodriguez-Artalejo F, Willett WC, Lopez-Garcia E Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research