Because the elderly begin to lose their sensitivity to taste and smell, they begin to do all of the following EXCEPT

a) eat less.
b) eat more, because they don't remember what they ate.
c) experience malnutrition.
d) use too much salt to make up for the lack of taste and smell, which can lead to hypertension or high blood pressure.


b

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