Lower Plasma Vitamin E Levels Are Associated With the Frailty Syndrome: The InCHIANTI Study

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Authors

Alessandro Blè · National Institutes of Health

Antonio Cherubini · Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani

Stefano Volpato · University of Ferrara

Benedetta Bartali · Cornell University

Jeremy Walston · Johns Hopkins University

B. Gwen Windham · National Institutes of Health

Stefania Bandinelli

Abstract

Our findings show an association between low circulating levels of one of the most important components of the human antioxidant system and the presence of frailty.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Volume 61, Issue 3, pp. 278-283

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.3.278

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