老年性低味觉症有些老年人进餐时,总抱怨饭菜不香、不合口味,甚至有食不知其味的感觉,家人还以为是老人太挑食。其实,这是老年人体内缺锌的表现。长期下去,极易引起食欲不振,影响营养摄入,造成老年人健康状况下降。人体内锌的总含量虽只有2-3克,但锌在人体内无处不在,作用非常大。缺锌则会降低味觉敏感度,甚至丧失味觉。因此,平时除饮食要适合老人 Senility low taste Some elderly people eating meal, always complain about food is not fragrant, out of flavor, and even food I do not know its taste, the family thought it was too picky for the elderly. In fact, this is the performance of zinc deficiency in the elderly. Long-term, easily lead to loss of appetite, affecting nutritional intake, resulting in lower health status of the elderly. Although the total content of zinc in the body is only 2-3 grams, but zinc is ubiquitous in the human body, the role is very large. Zinc deficiency will reduce the taste sensitivity, or even loss of taste. Therefore, usually in addition to diet should be suitable for the elderly