{"id":3951,"date":"2022-05-13T01:21:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T01:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oncoalicia.com\/nutrition-during-head-and-neck-cancer-treatment\/alteration-of-taste\/decrease-or-disappearance-of-taste\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:46:33","slug":"decrease-or-disappearance-of-taste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oncoalicia.com\/en\/types-of-cancer\/head-and-neck\/change-in-taste\/decrease-or-disappearance-of-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietary Recommendations for Loss of Taste in Head and Neck Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hypogeusia and Ageusia refer to the decrease and disappearance of the ability to detect food flavours.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Maintain good oral hygiene.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Increase the seasoning of food with spices and\/or aromatic herbs. <\/i>
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Use mint, basil, oregano, thyme, bay leaf, fennel, garlic, critical juices, salt (provided it is not contraindicated) or flavour enhancers (stock cubes).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hindu ‘dahl’\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tabbouleh\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Curry chicken with rice and apple\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Choose strong flavours, such as matured cheese, and mix them with small quantities of soups or vegetables to enhance their flavour.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Chew slowly. <\/i>
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Helps to release flavours and increase saliva production.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Choosing liquid or juicy foods favours the dissolution of flavours and their access to the taste buds.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Enhance dishes using different basic tastes. <\/i>
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It is possible that the perception of some tastes becomes stronger or weaker than others during treatment. Check the degree of alteration in tastes (sour, bitter, sweet, salty, umami) and enhance dishes using the tastes that are better perceived.
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Try to detect if there are any foods or food groups with a higher impact on taste disappearance or decrease.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hypogeusia and Ageusia refer to the decrease and disappearance of the ability to detect food flavours. WHAT DO WE RECOMMEND? Maintain good oral hygiene. Increase the seasoning of food with spices and\/or aromatic herbs. 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