169175 20260223164758.0 doi 10.3390/nu13041231 sideral 124425 ART-2021-124425 eng Moradell, Ana Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0330-5558 Functional frailty, dietary intake, and risk of malnutrition. Are nutrients involved in muscle synthesis the key for frailty prevention? 2021 Frailty is a reversible condition, which is strongly related to physical function and nutritional status. Different scales are used to screened older adults and their risk of being frail, however, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) may be more adequate than others to measure physical function in exercise interventions and has been less studied. Thus, the main aims of our study were: (1) to describe differences in nutritional intakes by SPPB groups (robust, pre-frail and frail); (2) to study the relationship between being at risk of malnourishment and frailty; and (3) to describe differences in nutrient intake between those at risk of malnourishment and those without risk in the no-frail individuals. One hundred one participants (80.4 ± 6.0 year old) were included in this cross-sectional study. A validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to determine food intake and Mini Nutritional Assessment to determine malnutrition. Results revealed differences for the intake of carbohydrates, n-3 fatty acids (n3), and saturated fatty acids for frail, pre-frail, and robust individuals and differences in vitamin D intake between frail and robust (all p < 0.05). Those at risk of malnutrition were approximately 8 times more likely to be frail than those with no risk. Significant differences in nutrient intake were found between those at risk of malnourishment and those without risk, specifically in: protein, PUFA n-3, retinol, ascorbic acid, niacin equivalents, folic acid, magnesium, and potassium, respectively. Moreover, differences in alcohol were also observed showing higher intake for those at risk of malnourishment (all p < 0.05). In conclusion, nutrients related to muscle metabolism showed to have different intakes across SPPB physical function groups. The intake of these specific nutrients related with risk of malnourishment need to be promoted in order to prevent frailty. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/BES-2017-081402 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/DEP2016-78309-R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/UZCUD2017-BIO-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 6.706 2021 NUTRITION & DIETETICS 15 / 90 = 0.167 2021 Q1 T1 1.287 2021 Nutrition and Dietetics 2021 Q1 Food Science 2021 Q1 7.9 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fernández García, Ángel Iván Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4789-9618 Navarrete-Villanueva, David Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6523-5511 Sagarra-Romero, Lucía Gesteiro, Eva Pérez-Gómez, Jorge Rodríguez-Gómez, Irene Ara, Ignacio Casajús, José Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7215-6931 Vicente-Rodríguez, Germán Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4303-4097 Gómez-Cabello, Alba (orcid)0000-0001-6492-2512 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 13, 4 (2021), 1231 [13 pp.] Nutrients Nutrients 2072-6643 1595318 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169175/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2875804 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169175/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:169175 articulos driver 2026-02-23-14:53:49 ARTICLE