Intake of vegetables and fruits at midlife and the risk of physical frailty in later life
Increased midlife intake of vegetables was associated with reduced odds of physical frailty in later life, and the intake of β-carotene, lutein, folate, α-carotene, and isothiocyanates could have accounted for this association.
Authors
- Woon‐Puay Koh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-6341)
- Huiqi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2107-2835)
- Kevin Yiqiang Chua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1338-0781)
- Li‐Ting Sheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5254-5860)
- Wee Shiong Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3975-7230)
Institutions
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital (SG)
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SG)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The journal of nutrition health & aging
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100374
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69