The Tasty Spoon is a device that appears normal at first glance, but it enhances food flavor for people who are losing their taste buds by electrostimulation.
Because of symptoms including memory loss, loss of food recognition, and diminished sense of taste and smell, people with dementia frequently experience difficulties when eating and drinking.
Patients may experience weight loss and muscle atrophy as a result of this.
Researchers claim that the spoon can assist users in distinguishing between different dishes.
The project’s development is being spearheaded by Dr. Christian Morgner of the University of Sheffield’s business department in collaboration with the Healthy Lifespan Institute.
Taste loss, he claimed, “can remove the enjoyment of food,” which has an effect on one’s general well-being.
According to him, patients who live alone or in public care facilities with more generalized nutrition are particularly likely to experience this.
One person revealed, with great emotion, that he had only eaten toast for the last five years since, to him, toast is just like a traditional Sunday roast.
In the UK, there are around 944,000 cases of dementia, affecting one in eleven adults over 65.
