Red meat & frailty

Does red meat boost the risk of frailty? Scientists tracked some 86,000 women aged 60 or older for 14 years. Frailty was defined as having at least three of five criteria: fatigue, low strength, reduced aerobic capacity, unintentional weight loss, or at least five chronic illnesses like arthritis, cancer, depression, heart attack, hypertension, stroke, or type 2 diabetes.
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