UK Nutrition Research Partnership workshop: Nutrition and frailty-opportunities for prevention and treatment.

Frailty is a syndrome of growing importance given the global increase in the number of older people. While frailty is a complex, multifactorial process, poor nutritional status is considered to be a key contributor to its pathophysiology. However, the role of nutrition and its influence on the development and progression of frailty is poorly understood. As nutrition is a modifiable risk factor for frailty, future prevention and treatment strategies should consider the potential of diet and dietary change as a component of interventions. This article reports on a UK Nutrition Research Partnership 'Hot Topic' workshop on nutrition and frailty. The aim of the workshop was to bring together experts and early career researchers from a range of disciplines to synthesise current understanding of dietary influences on frailty, with a focus on opportunities for prevention and treatment.