Association between ultra-processed foods intake and frailty risk in community-dwelling older adults
The results highlighted that higher UPFs intake was significantly associated with the risk of frailty and exhaustion among community-dwelling older adults, especially for men. Future large-scale prospective and interventional studies are warranted to validate these associations and elucidate underlying biological mechanisms.
Authors
- Alexei Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2695-8850)
- Sajjad Moradi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0108-187X)
- Jamal Hallajzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0696-9229)
- Arian Azadnia
- Parasto Yousefi Tanha
Institutions
- University of Maragheh (IR)
- Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Urmia University (IR)
- Marymount University (US)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01209-2
- Primary Topic
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00