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Yong Loo Lin
School of Medicine

Keeping frailty at bay

Published: 18 Sep 2017

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While growing old is inevitable, becoming frail is not necessarily so, said health experts.

“Getting enough exercise and the right nutrition (having adequate protein in one’s diet) can delay or even reverse the condition,” said Associate Professor Reshma Merchant, Division Head of Geriatric Medicine at NUS Medicine.

A person’s social environment and cognitive health can also contribute to frailty. This means that any programme to reduce frailty should also focus on brain training, Assoc Prof Merchant added.

“Doing exercise in groups and meeting people are also important to delay frailty,” she said.

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