The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Dietary patterns and gut microbial clusters jointly stratify frailty in community-dwelling older Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study in the Kyotango longevity area
By Yuji Naito, Takeshi Yasuda, Hiroaki Kitae and 9 others.
Abstract
Background
Habitual diet and the gut microbiota each influence frailty in older adults, but whether they contribute jointly and whether the fiber–frailty association is statistically mediated by gut microbial composition remain poorly characterized in Asian populations.