Navigating smell and taste disorders / Ronald DeVere, Marjorie Calvert.

By:

DeVere, Ronald [author.]

Contributor(s):

Calvert, Marjorie [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781935281528
1935281526

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Navigating Smell and Taste Disorders.DDC classification:

616.8/56 23

LOC classification:

RF341 .D48 2011

NLM classification:

WV 301

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Contents:

Why can't I smell? -- Why can't I taste? -- Temperature, texture, and spice : how does smell and taste system work? -- Sniffing out what's wrong : how smell and taste disorders are diagnosed -- What does it mean? : treatment options and lifestyle changes -- Food preparation -- Recipes.

Summary: Over 200,000 people visit doctors each year for taste and smell problems. Many of these are older adults, as when we age our ability to smell and taste decreases, so up to 14 million Americans 55 and older may live with these disorders, undiagnosed. Smell and taste disorders affect a person's ability to enjoy food and drink and may result in decreased appetite and weight loss, can lead people to consume too much sugar or salt, and in severe cases lead to depression. They can also interfere with the ability to notice potentially harmful chemicals and gases. Published in conjunction with the Ameri.

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Over 200,000 people visit doctors each year for taste and smell problems. Many of these are older adults, as when we age our ability to smell and taste decreases, so up to 14 million Americans 55 and older may live with these disorders, undiagnosed. Smell and taste disorders affect a person's ability to enjoy food and drink and may result in decreased appetite and weight loss, can lead people to consume too much sugar or salt, and in severe cases lead to depression. They can also interfere with the ability to notice potentially harmful chemicals and gases. Published in conjunction with the Ameri.

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