On 11/07/2011 10:46 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:

> I am wondering about how taste changes when people
> get old. Does taste diminish, so should I compensate
> by making food spicier? Or, should I make food more
> bland?



Older people tend to have a diminished sense of taste and it is
sometimes recommended that you season the food with a little extra salt
and pepper. That might be a problem if they are on a salt reduced diet.
A lot of older people are not interested in spicy foods.