Relationship between chewing ability and malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty in older adults.

Cemile Ozsurekci Murat Kara Anıl Evrim Güngör Gozde Sengul Aycicek Hatice Caliskan Burcu Balam Doğu Mustafa Cankurtaran Meltem Gülhan Halil

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2022)

Chewing ability was related to sarcopenia. Age and low grip strength in females and low cognitive scores and having low gastrocnemius MT in males were independent variables affecting chewing ability.

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skeletal muscle
community dwelling