Because the Elderly Begin to Lose Their Sensitivity to Taste

question 89

Multiple Choice

Because the elderly begin to lose their sensitivity to taste and smell,they begin to engage in which behavior?

• A)they eat less
• B)they eat more,because they don't remember what they ate
• C)they experience healthy levels of weight loss
• D)they lose the ability to determine when food is spoiled and suffer more often from food poisoning

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Definitions:

Tax Base

The measure or value, such as income or property value, that determines how much tax an individual pays.

Taxation

The process whereby authorities impose financial charges on citizens or corporations to fund government spending and public expenditures.

Progressive

In the context of tax policy, a tax system where the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases, leading to a more significant tax burden on higher-income individuals.

Federal Government

A system of government where power is divided between a central national government and various regional governments.