Vitamin-Rich Diet May Be Tied to Lower Risk of Frailty in Older Adults

Vegetables, seeds, and other healthy foods provide benefits that multi-supplements don't appear to, says researcher

There is no evidence that a multi-vitamin is sufficient to prevent frailty, but eating plenty of fruits and vegetables shows significant results.Fancycrave/Unsplash

Researchers examined data on 1,643 adults aged 65 and older who didn’t suffer from frailty and who provided detailed information about their eating habits. After an average follow-up of 3.5 years, 89 participants, or 5.4 percent, developed frailty.