Research
Mixed
Nutritional interventions, including supplements, do not provide additional benefit to mobility outcomes when combined with physical activity in older adults.
Do not rely on nutritional supplements to improve mobility. Focus on physical activity instead, as supplements have shown no additional benefit when combined with exercise for this population.
ModerateRefutesMEDIUM confidence
There was no evidence of benefit for nutritional supplementation with physical activity.
Why this rating
Based on 9 reviews combining PA and supplements, but no reviews on nutrition alone.
Source
Community-based group physical activity and/or nutrition interventions to promote mobility in older adults: an umbrella review
Sarah Neil‐Sztramko et al. · BMC Geriatrics · 2022
DOI 10.1186/s12877-022-03170-9
Meta-analysis · 62 studiesCited 29×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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