Has your sense of taste dimished?

Linda

Linda

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It dawned on me the other day I don't seem to be tasting foods the way I used to. When I make our favorite foods, like enchiladas, the taste just doesn't seem to be there anymore. I'm only 66, isn't that too young to be losing my sense of taste? What about the rest of you?
 

I think I must be losing my sense of taste too, at least a little, because I find myself preparing foods made with hot pepper a lot these days which is something I never did before.
 
Linda said:
It dawned on me the other day I don't seem to be tasting foods the way I used to. When I make our favorite foods, like enchiladas, the taste just doesn't seem to be there anymore. I'm only 66, isn't that too young to be losing my sense of taste? What about the rest of you?
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Yes I have lost some and as its directly linked to the sense of smell, which has definitely diminished, doubly so I guess. It has been very gradual though and probably started way back maybe even during my 50's
 

No, have a very good sense of taste and smell still, but have noticed Mr Oakapple does not! So it must just depend on the person.On the upside , means I can feed him just about anything!
 
I find that I am able to tolerate spices much more now... Particularly hot peppers. I actually find some pretty tasty now and I'm sure that is because I have lost some sense of taste and smell.
 
My sense of taste seems to have increased as I have aged. Perhaps due to my still willing to sample new foods and spices, particularly curries. I don't particularly like sweet flavored foods like I did when I was a kid.
 
We were taught that a big mistake nursing homes make is to serve the very elderly bland food thinking that it is better for them.. All that does is make them not want to eat it because it has no taste for them.. If anything there food needs to have more spice and flavor to entice them to eat.
 
Could loss of sense of taste be related to certain medications? My sense of taste and smell are both intact.
 
No my sense of taste is very much intact as is my sense of smell..however my husband who is only in his mid 50's has almost totally lost his sense of smell, and his sense of taste has diminished to such a point that even a chilli pepper would have to have seasoning on it for him to taste it..



he's not on any medication whatsoever, and I tell him to see the GP because I don't think that's normal for his age, but he's just accepted it.
 
Most definitely, in my own case, I noticed foods did not taste as good, basically, as they did when I was younger. This effect has grown worse, it seems related closely to loss of smell. I can taste sweet, salty, and sour, but those exquisite tastes which come from ability to also smell the fragrance associated with them, are gone. Pineapple, for example, or other fruits, like raspberries. Loss of their distinctive odor makes them much less palatable. imp
 
I have started using more hot peppers in cooking the last year or two so maybe that's why. I can handle hot sauce now in the stronger versions instead of the mild. And it does make sense that nursing homes are making a big mistake in serving bland food to seniors. For me it's not related to medications but I have heard there are some that can affect your sense of smell and taste.
 
I googled this and many sources say we start losing taste buds around age 50 and also sense of smell which is a big part of taste. Most notice this around age 60.
 
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