REGAIN YOUR APPETITE WHEN YOU NO LONGER WANT

 Loss of appetite is usually a temporary condition that unfortunately tends to increase with ageing. However, it is essential to eat in sufficient quantity, and in a balanced way, to keep in shape and to help our body to protect us. Lack of appetite does not just cause weight loss: it leads to fatigue, weakening of the body and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. What remedies to apply to regain the taste to eat?

 Why do we lose our appetite?

Lack of appetite occurs when the receptors that regulate the feeling of hunger and fullness begin to malfunction, but there can be multiple causes.

Loss of appetite may be temporary in some cases :

• In stressful situations which can disrupt the digestive system.
• Following the taking of certain drugs which dry out the mouth and modify the taste of food.
• After having drunk alcohol or smoked too much, because the perception of taste is then reduced and we have less desire to eat.
• After drinking too much coffee, because this drink is a real appetite suppressant.
• In case of too frequent snacking, which leads to skipping meals and leads to deficiencies.

Loss of appetite can also manifest itself for a longer period of time :

• In case of depression, because this disease suppresses the urge to eat.
• When you always eat alone, because loneliness tends to reduce curiosity and the desire to have fun.
• Because of certain pathologies affecting taste and smell, such as sinusitis, or certain chronic or digestive diseases.

But the loss of appetite is also organic and affects the vast majority of older people. Indeed, the quantity of taste buds in the mouth decreases with age, resulting in less sensitivity to smell and taste. Our perception of flavours then begins to change and the food appears less appetizing. In addition, many diseases affecting seniors reduce the amount of saliva produced by the mouth, except saliva promotes taste stimulation. Finally, a lack of physical activity tends to decrease appetite.

 Take good habits

How to rediscover the pleasure of eating? Starting by varying the foods and the flavours associated with them. Do not hesitate to go to the market and change your habits: cook fish if you are more used to meat, put spices and herbs in your recipes to stimulate the taste and do not hesitate to ask your advice. a trader who will be happy to give you ideas. How long has it been since you opened a cookbook? The time has come to dive back into it!

It is true that the desire to cook comes more difficult when you live alone. Favour meals together, with family or friends, in a restaurant or at home: conviviality greatly promotes the pleasure of eating well.

It's also easier to eat hungry when you let hunger set in. For this, it is essential to take your meals at regular intervals and thus give the digestive system time to properly assimilate the food.

 Prioritize nutritional needs

Consuming food in large quantities is not necessarily necessary and it is important not to force yourself but, contrary to some popular belief, nutritional needs do not decrease with age. On the contrary, the body requires a lot of energy, especially to fight diseases.

So prioritize quality over quantity, by varying your diet and making sure to eat meat or fish, dairy products, fruits and vegetables every day to fill up with vitamins. You can also increase the nutritional value of your food: with olive oil, buttered bread, margarine in your pasta or rice, sugar in your tea, etc.

 A few tips to finish

• Drinking sparkling water at the start of a meal improves flavours.
• Ginger speeds up digestion and awakens the feeling of hunger.
• Lemon and grapefruit juices stimulate the taste buds.
• Bitter vegetables like endive or arugula stimulate the appetite.

Finally, do not forget to play sports and do not hesitate to reward yourself by regularly tasting your favourite dish, you will have deserved it!

Seek further advice from your doctor or nutritionist.

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