Flavor enhancement of foods for the elderly can reverse anorexia.
Impairment of the senses of taste and smell is one of the major factors contributing to anorexia in the elderly. Anorexia often remits when foods are amplified by additional odor to compensate for diminished chemosensory functioning.
Schiffman
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Department of Psychiatry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
Warwick
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D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000855:Anorexia / Q000178:diet therapy*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy*; D005421:Flavoring Agents; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D009812:Odorants; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology
D005421:Flavoring Agents