Protein intake and risk of frailty among older women in the Nurses' Health Study

• Main Authors: Ellen A. Struijk (Author), Teresa T. Fung (Author), Fernando Rodríguez‐Artalejo (Author), Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari (Author), Frank B. Hu (Author), Walter C. Willett (Author), Esther Lopez‐Garcia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is evidence that an overall healthy diet is associated with lower risk of frailty. However, the effect of diet composition, specifically the role of protein intake on frailty, is mostly unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intake of protein, including total, p...