{"id":233504,"date":"2023-09-06T12:37:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/?p=233504"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:45:25","slug":"reducing-frailty-with-plant-based-proteins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutrition.nellsar.com\/reducing-frailty-with-plant-based-proteins\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing frailty with plant based proteins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being a research-based practitioner, I am always on the lookout for new research to back up recommendations that I make to clients and care homes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am also an advocate for increasing our intake of plant foods<\/strong>, as they can offer us ways to support our health and longevity through dietary choices and are the foundation to any healthy balanced diet.<\/p>\n

A new study that I came across recently in an article from ‘Forks Over Knives<\/em>‘ entitled \u2018Swapping Out Animal Protein for Plant Protein Reduces Frailty in Older Women by 42%\u2019 <\/strong>spoke about how new research suggests that older women may be able to dramatically reduce their risk of age-related frailty by eating more plant-based protein and less animal-based protein, even in modest amounts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The large-scale study analysed data from more than 85,000 women aged 60 and older, over the course of two decades, to determine whether the type of protein they consumed impacted their likelihood of developing frailty.<\/p>\n

Frailty greatly increases the risk of infections, falls, surgical complications and illnesses that require hospitalisation.<\/p>\n

The study found that swapping just 5% of protein intake from animal-based sources to plant-based sources could drastically reduce frailty:<\/strong><\/p>\n