tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post3069168045803180113..comments2023-10-29T02:06:52.260-06:00Comments on Doc of Ages: Weight loss and dementiadenverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-82846413879772481772008-05-20T01:13:00.000-06:002008-05-20T01:13:00.000-06:00I realize this is an old post. i'm reading back th...I realize this is an old post. i'm reading back through your blog. It's hard. <BR/><BR/>7 year ago, Mom was 100 pounds overweight. Diagnosed with diabetes, she lost 100 lbs. in 18 months. GREAT! <BR/><BR/>But now, she's 15 pounds underweight, and not remembering to eat if she doesn't have an alarm set. She gets to the scale at the doctor's and goes through a whole routine to be weighed (that she did when she was overweight) because "it's bad enough as it is you know!" <BR/><BR/>Um ...no, it's not! Not anymore!30 years from Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604086288959202055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-77695799373159308672007-09-03T09:41:00.000-06:002007-09-03T09:41:00.000-06:00I was going to ask your thoughts about loss of sen...I was going to ask your thoughts about loss of sense of smell in Alzheimer's patient's - another sign post a few years ago when he couldn't smell turkey dinner cooking.<BR/>Interesting post.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176359.post-20627406406485425482007-09-02T20:26:00.000-06:002007-09-02T20:26:00.000-06:00It's an interesting correlation. I think it's mor...It's an interesting correlation. I think it's more than just the lack of interest in food preparation. (I don't have interest in food preparation most of the time either but it doesn't stop me from eating takeout pizza).<BR/><BR/>What I'm wondering is whether it's a change in taste perceptions leading to a dislike of foods that used to be enjoyed, that may lead to weight loss. I think I've also read that an early sign of Alzheimer's is loss of sense of smell or ability to identify odors (and of course, being able to smell is linked to taste). <BR/><BR/>I've noticed my mother-in-law picks at her food, doesn't always recognize what she's eating so won't eat it, or else says something doesn't taste good when it's something she used to like. She has also started putting ketchup on things, just as her own mother did as her Alzheimer's Disease worsened. (It got to the point that Grammy wouldn't eat anything if it didn't have ketchup on it; maybe it's the only way she could taste anything).<BR/><BR/>My mother, on the other hand, has lost substantial weight over the past five or ten years, but she's stayed sharp as a tack. I think in her case it's because of chewing difficulties; plus she smokes!Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.com