Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of frailty in women 60 years old or older.

Background. Prior research has suggested that the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory potential of fruits and vegetables may ameliorate aging-related frailty. Objective. We sought to prospectively examine the association between fruit and vegetable intake and incident frailty in older women. Design. We followed 78,366 nonfrail women aged ≥60 y from the Nurses’ Health Study from 1990 to […]