{"id":2050,"date":"2024-07-26T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/man-who-ate-toast-for-five-years-inspires-high-tech-spoon-enhancing-flavours-for-dementia-sufferers\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T05:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:00:23","slug":"man-who-ate-toast-for-five-years-inspires-high-tech-spoon-enhancing-flavours-for-dementia-sufferers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/man-who-ate-toast-for-five-years-inspires-high-tech-spoon-enhancing-flavours-for-dementia-sufferers\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who ate toast for five years inspires high-tech spoon enhancing flavours for dementia sufferers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man who revealed how he has only eaten toast for the past five years as he can no longer taste things has helped inspire a high-tech spoon which enhances flavours for dementia sufferers.<\/p>\n<p>The device, known as Tasty Spoon, looks like a normal one but it uses electrostimulation to enhance the flavour of foods for patients experiencing a loss of taste.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-outbrain sdc-site-outbrain--AR_6\">    <\/div>\n<p>People with <strong>dementia <\/strong>often have issues with eating and drinking due to symptoms like memory loss, not being able to recognise food, and a decreased sense of smell and taste.<\/p>\n<p>This can lead to patient\u2019s losing weight and muscle strength.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--teads\">        <\/div>\n<p>According to researchers, the spoon can help users differentiate between foods.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Christian Morgner, of the University of Sheffield\u2019s management school, is leading the project\u2019s development with Healthy Lifespan Institute.<\/p>\n<p>He said a loss of taste \u201ccan remove the enjoyment of food\u201d \u2013 which, in turn, impacts wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is especially prevalent in patients who live alone or in public care homes with more generalised nutrition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a heartfelt disclosure, an individual shared that he only ate toast for the past five years, as to him there\u2019s no difference between toast and a regular Sunday roast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are about 944,000 people in the UK with dementia, with one in 11 over the age of 65 suffering from the disease.<\/p>\n<p>The Tasty Spoon project has partnered with Alzheimer\u2019s Society\u2019s Accelerator Programme, which is supporting bringing new products to market that help people living with dementia.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Lord, head of innovation at Alzheimer\u2019s Society, said: \u201cA healthy, balanced diet can help improve a person\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, common symptoms of dementia, such as memory loss and difficulties with thinking and problem-solving, can make it more difficult to eat and drink well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re excited about the possibility Tasty Spoon presents in improving the taste and enjoyment of food and subsequently improving the health and nutrition of people living with dementia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInnovations like this are vital as they focus on enriching daily experiences and improving health and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on sky.com<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man who revealed how he has only eaten toast for the past five years&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}