Protein Source, Dietary Fibre Intake, and Inflammation in Older Adults: A UK Biobank Study
Higher fibre and vegetable protein intakes were associated with lower inflammation in older adults. In promoting protein intake to maintain muscle mass and function, future studies should investigate replacing animal with vegetable protein to concomitantly reduce age-related inflammation.
Authors
- Douglas J. Morrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4161-5699)
- Stuart R. Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8969-9636)
- Susan E. Ozanne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-5144)
- Sorrel Burden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4967-647X)
- Carlos Celis‐Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2612-3917)
- Mahek Jain
Institutions
- Lithuanian Sports University (LT)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Wellcome/MRC Institute of Metabolic Science (GB)
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Arturo Prat University (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17091454
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51