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Originally Posted by dyctiostelium
I can still have dark, unsweetened chocolate, though. And, well, fruit is such a treat now, I guess one's sense of taste can get numbed by too much sweetness over the years and now, whoa, all the richness again  |
Hi
dyctiostelium, (
thank goodness for "copy & paste"
)
Unfortunately I have the same problem as
Sallysblooms; dark chocolate is a migraine trigger.
Taste & smell (both involved in what we perceive to be "
taste"), peak at around age 8, and like the other senses, decrease with age beginning around middle age for most folks (which is one reason those buffet restaurants that cater to retired folks serve such highly salted/flavored/aromatic foods).
Certain lifestyles (e.g. drinking, smoking) can also dull them sooner. Sex, hormones, and other factors can effect them too.
Part II (esp. Lectures 15 - 18) of
Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process by Professor Francis B. Colavita has some interesting reading on taste & smell.
Doc