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- For the elderly, food turns bland and odors fade. Aging's undermining of the chemical senses makes meals uninspiring and sidetracks healthy eating habits. The changes also dampen awareness of spoiled food or malodorous--and potentially noxious--chemicals.
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Jan 21, 2016 · Certain flavours, such as ginger or mint, appeal to older consumers more than younger ones, and should be considered along with texture when targetting seniors in new product development (NPD).
- An ‘Ode’ to Eating: Stimulating Appetite Among Dependent Older People
With Europe’s population growing older and older, the food...
- An ‘Ode’ to Eating: Stimulating Appetite Among Dependent Older People
Mar 24, 2004 · The Flavor of Aging: The ability to smell and taste breaks down with age, diminishing quality of life and impeding good nutrition. Researchers are beginning to understand why these senses falter. Improved techniques and experimental methods promise to lend new insights, perhaps revealing ways to make aging easier to swallow.
- R. John Davenport
- 2004
Mar 14, 2014 · It's a given: Our taste in food changes as we get older. But what few people understand is why. If you've ever introduced an infant to a new flavor of baby food, you've already been caught up in...
Nov 15, 2019 · Sensitivity to low concentrations of odor and flavor in older adults. Studies have reported for decades that the older adult is less sensitivity to low concentrations of odorants than the younger adult 4,5. One important observation is that there is much greater variability in thresholds in older than in younger adults 6,7. Epidemiological and ...
- Claire Murphy, Rochelle Vertrees
- 2017
Nov 17, 2021 · Adding flavours can encourage food intake in older adults for health benefits. The use and attitudes of 22 community-dwelling UK older adults (15 females, aged 65–83 years) towards foods and products that add flavour, e.g., sauces and seasonings, were investigated.
- Annie Thomas, Charlotte Boobyer, Zara Borgonha, Emmy van den Heuvel, Katherine M Appleton
- 2021
Jan 15, 2021 · When thinking about how to enhance the design of food and drink experiences amongst the elderly, it is important to note that much of our multisensory flavour experience is determined by our flavour expectations that are built on the basis of associative learning as a result of our prior food experiences.
Mar 22, 2023 · Why Does Our Sense of Taste Change As We Get Older? We crave anything salty or sweet as children, but our sense of taste often becomes more complex over time. Here's the science behind our ever-evolving taste buds.
