{"id":5488,"date":"2019-06-26T12:19:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T10:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/vitalites\/nutritional-strategies-to-prevent-frailty\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T21:40:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:40:56","slug":"nutritional-strategies-to-prevent-frailty","status":"publish","type":"vitalites","link":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/vitalites\/nutritional-strategies-to-prevent-frailty\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutritional strategies to prevent frailty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<em>With an <strong>ageing population<\/strong> comes <strong>more frailty<\/strong> and an <strong>increased<\/strong> <strong>need<\/strong> <strong>for<\/strong> the <strong>expertise<\/strong> and infrastructure to deal with it. Here is a roundup of the scientifically proven means to alleviate frailty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<strong>Frailty<\/strong> is linked to the <strong>functional decline<\/strong> that generally begins after 65 and leads to a <strong>loss of independence<\/strong> and a need of assistance in everyday activities. The diagnosis is established when at least three of the following five criteria are observed: weight loss, exhaustion, weakness, slowness and inactivity.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<strong>Malnutrition a cause<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<strong>Calorie and protein intake<\/strong> affect the degree of frailty, as well as <strong>vitamins<\/strong> D, E, C, B6 and folic acid. Low intake of the above points to a higher risk of frailty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\tTo date, no curative care exists to treat frailty. The focus is on prevention and the treatment of symptoms such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/vitalites\/sarcopenia-and-mortality\/\">sarcopenia<\/a><\/strong> (gradual muscle wasting, loss of strength and diminished physical ability in elderly people).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<strong>Combining nutritional approaches<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<strong>Exercise and nutrition<\/strong> are scientifically proven to be the most effective ways to address the issue. According to studies quoted by the authors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t\t<strong>Consumption of olive oil<\/strong> is beneficial in reducing inflammation (TNF-alpha and Il-6).<\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t\t<strong>Protein<\/strong> supplements (an extra 30g per day from whatever source and amino-acid composition) helps maintain muscle mass, improves walking speed and pace and grip strength. Best results are observed when combined with resistance-based exercise.<\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t\t<strong>Vitamin D<\/strong> is particularly useful in strengthening bone structure, improving muscle mass and performance in the sit-to-stand exercise.<\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t\tLong-chain <strong>Omega-3<\/strong> foods help retain muscle mass and improve walking speed and mobility.<\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t\tSeveral studies have successfully tested combinations of <strong>iron<\/strong>, <strong>folic acid<\/strong>, <strong>vitamin B6<\/strong>, <strong>B12<\/strong>, <strong>D<\/strong> and <strong>calcium<\/strong> or a miwture of L-leucine, cholecalciferol, medium- and long-chain triglycerides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\tFinally, giving elderly people dietary advice seems to be effective, especially those suffering from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/malnutrition\/\">malnutrition<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\n\t<em>Sources:\u00a0Dietary\u00a0Factors\u00a0Associated\u00a0with\u00a0Frailty\u00a0in Old Adults: A Review of Nutritional Interventions to Prevent\u00a0Frailty\u00a0Development. <\/em><em>Hern\u00e1ndez Morante JJ, G\u00f3mez Mart\u00ednez C, Morillas-Ruiz JM. Nutrients. <\/em><em>2019 Jan 5;11(1). pii: E102.\u00a0<\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30621313\">https:\/\/preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30621313<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an ageing population comes more frailty and an increased need for the expertise and infrastructure to deal with it. Here is a roundup of the scientifically proven means to alleviate frailty. Frailty is linked to the functional decline that generally begins after 65 and leads to a loss of independence and a need of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5489,"template":"","thematique_blog":[23],"tags_blog":[],"class_list":["post-5488","vitalites","type-vitalites","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","thematique_blog-bien-vieillir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vitalites\/5488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vitalites"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vitalites"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"thematique_blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thematique_blog?post=5488"},{"taxonomy":"tags_blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutrisens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags_blog?post=5488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}