Foods like apples and blackberries could assist stop older folks from getting frail, in keeping with a brand new examine.

These fruits include flavonoids referred to as quercetin and it could be a very powerful ingredient for combatting the state of well being associated to the ageing course of.

This bitter-tasting compound might be present in fruits, greens, leaves, seeds, crimson onions, grains, kale, and different meals dietary supplements.

The examine discovered that for each 10mg of flavanols consumed per day, frailty was lowered by 20%.

"There may be some validity to the old saying, an apple a day keeps the doctor [or frailty] away," stated the authors.

"Individuals can easily consume 10mg of flavanols intake per day since one medium sized apple has about 10 mg of flavanols."

However, the crew additionally stated there was "no significant" affiliation between whole flavonoid consumption and frailty.

Co-author Shivani Sahni stated: "Although there was no significant association between total flavonoid intake and frailty, higher flavanols intake - one of the subclasses of flavonoids - was associated with lower odds of developing frailty.

"Specifically, increased quercetin consumption was the flavonoid that had the strongest affiliation with frailty prevention."

Ms Sahni stated the info steered that there could also be subclasses to flavonoids which have extra potential for stopping frailty.

Researchers stated that future research ought to concentrate on the dietary interventions of flavanols or quercetin for the remedy of frailty.

Further analysis additionally must be performed with folks from totally different backgrounds, they stated.

The findings had been printed within the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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What is frailty syndrome?

According to Age UK, frailty is mostly characterised by points like lowered muscle power and fatigue.

This means folks can have comparatively "minor" well being issues, similar to urinary tract infections, which have extreme long-term impacts on their well being.

About 10% of individuals aged over 65 stay with it, and this determine rises to between 25% and 50% for these aged over 85.