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Our Changing Taste

Sheila Dillon looks at how our sense of taste develops throughout our lifetimes, and what happens when we lose it, through old age, illness or injury.

Sheila Dillon looks at how our sense of taste develops throughout our lifetimes, and what happens when we lose it, through old age, illness or injury. Two hundred thousand people a year seek medical help over loss of taste, Sheila hears the story of Marlena Spieler, a food writer who lost her sense of taste following a road accident.

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28 minutes

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Mon 18 Mar 2013 15:30

Marlena Spieler and Bronwen Percival tasting cheese.JPG

Marlena Spieler and Bronwen Percival tasting cheese.JPG

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  • Sun 17 Mar 2013 12:32
  • Mon 18 Mar 2013 15:30

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