All of the following are true regarding sense of taste and aging EXCEPT:

a. taste sensitivity diminishes slightly.
b. older people can taste almost the same as younger people.
c. taste sensitivity diminishes drastically.
d. the sense of taste does not decline to the extent that foods do not taste good.


c

Nutritional Science

You might also like to view...

When excess carbon dioxide is exhaled from the lungs, blood pH decreases

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Nutritional Science

Jennifer has lost weight by following a well-balanced calorie-reduced weight-loss diet plan that includes daily exercise for several months. Recently, her rate of weight loss slowed, and this week, she lost no weight, even though she has continued to follow the weight-loss plan. Based on this information, Jennifer has ________.

A. failed to reach her biological set point B. cheated and consumed more calories than she's willing to admit C. reduced her weight to a healthy BMI, so she will be unable to lose any more D. reached a "plateau," because she's in energy equilibrium

Nutritional Science

The majority of children who eat school breakfast are _____

a. boys b. girls c. from low-income families d. from high-income families e. morbidly obese

Nutritional Science

When amino acids are deaminated, the immediate products are ammonia and often a

a. uric acid. b. keto acid. c. folic acid. d. gluco acid.

Nutritional Science