Loss of smell portends illness and death

American scientists from the University of Chicago came to the conclusion that the loss of smell signals of impending serious health problems. And if people are worse distinguished flavors that This may indicate that they have to live very long.

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Scientists have tracked a group old people. It turned out that those who are faced with loss of sense of smell 4 times more often died within five years from the start of observation than those who normally distinguish smells. In total, US researchers watched 3000 people between the ages of 57 to 85 years.

In 2005, they were through the smell test. People had to identify five key odors including mint, fish, orange, rose and leather. They are then expected second check in 2010. It showed that over a period of 5 years, which was held from Since the first test, 430 (12, 5%) died. At the same time of life left 39% those who initially lost test for smell. Under those whose sense of smell is not so much worse, 19% died, and those who I never had any problems with a certain smell, died only 10%

Naturally, the authors the study took into account factors such as age, sex, socio-economic status, level of education, general health, income and material race. Still, even with these factors loss olfactory   It was a key sign of impending serious problems health and death. The study authors do not know why the failure normally distinguish smells it portends such health complications. Amongst diseases faced by victims of a bad smell, had heart failure, cancer and lung disease. (READ MORE)

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