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What degeneration causes loss of taste in older people?

By age 60, many adults begin to experience a natural decrease in taste sensitivity. Understanding **what degeneration causes loss of taste in older people** is the first step toward managing this common, yet often overlooked, aspect of healthy aging and improving quality of life.

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At what age do you start losing taste? Unpacking age-related taste changes

While we are born with between 2,000 and 10,000 taste buds, their sensitivity and regenerative capacity diminish with time. This natural process, often linked to healthy aging, directly answers the question of **at what age do you start losing taste?** and influences how we experience food and flavor later in life.

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