T.J. Parsons, E. Papachristou, J.L. Atkin, et al.

Age Ageing. 2019;48(3):355-360

Increasing numbers of older adults are living with frailty and its adverse consequences. We investigated relationships between diet quality or patterns and incident physical frailty in older British men and whether any associations were influenced by inflammation.

L. Munguia, I. Rubio-Gayosso, I. Ramirez-Sanchez, et al.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 May 6. pii: glz107. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz107. [Epub ahead of print]

The age-related decline in mass, strength and performance of skeletal muscle is associated with loss of independence, falls risk, disability, institutionalization and death.

To determine whether a cocoa supplement enriched in flavonoids can improve plasma markers of oxidative stress and inflammation, physical performance and frailty in middle and older age subjects, we conducted a two-phase, randomized, double blind, clinical trial.

A. Granic, N. Mendonça, A.A. Sayer, et al.

Clin Nutr. 2019 Jan 21. pii: S0261-5614(19)30011-1. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.01.009. [Epub ahead of print]

The aim was to investigate the association between healthy dietary patterns DPs and the risk of sarcopenia over 3 years, and to determine whether protein intake influences this relationship in community-dwelling older adults from the Newcastle 85 + Study.

M. Isanejad, J. Sirola, T. Rikkonen, et al.

Eur J Nutr. 2019 May 7. doi: 10.1007/s00394-019-01978-7. [Epub ahead of print]

Nordic nutrition recommendations (2012) suggest protein intake ≥ 1.1 g/kg body weight (BW) to preserve physical function in Nordic older adults. However, no published study has used this cut-off to evaluate the association between protein intake and frailty. This study examined associations between protein intake, and sources of protein intake, with frailty status at the 3-year follow-up.