Tag: frailty
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Healthy Diet May Double Life Expectancy Benefits for Frail Adults
Overview: Diet Quality Can Extend Lifespan for Frail Older Adults New research summarized in Nutrients highlights a powerful message for aging populations: improving diet quality can meaningfully extend life and reduce the risk of premature death among frail adults. While frailty is a known predictor of adverse outcomes, combining this risk with high-quality dietary patterns…
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Healthy Diet Can Extend Life Even for Frail Older Adults
How diet quality interacts with frailty to influence longevity New research suggests that even in later life, a healthier diet can meaningfully extend life for frail adults. The study, which analyzed data from more than 150,000 midlife and older adults, found that higher-quality diets were associated with longer life expectancy and lower risk of premature…
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Healthy Diet May Double Life Expectancy for Frail Adults
Healthy Diet and Frailty: A Surprising Connection Even as people age, what they eat can significantly influence how long they live. A recent study published in Nutrients explored how diet quality interacts with frailty to affect all-cause mortality and life expectancy in middle-aged and older adults. The findings suggest that a healthier diet not only…