Protein and Reduced Frailty Incidence

• Reply to Grant, W.B. Comment on "Coelho-Junior et al. Protein Intake and Frailty in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Nutrients 2022, 14, 2767".

  • 2022-11-18
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Nutrients 14(22)
  • • Hélio José Coelho-Junior
    • Riccardo Calvani
    • Anna Picca
    • Matteo Tosato
    • Francesco Landi
    • Emanuele Marzetti

  • PubMed: 36432568
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu14224881

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  • Reduced Frailty Incidence

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  we found that protein intake was associated with a reduced risk of frailty (OR = 0.83, 95% CI 0.74–0.93)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes