View All. A bubbly, high-energy foodie who started her broadcast career while serving in the Air Force, Sunny Anderson lives up to her first name. She's become a favorite host of several shows on the Food Network, and has done it all while living with ulcerative colitis, one form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Sunny's Culinary Influences
The causes of late-onset Alzheimer's are not yet completely understood, but they likely include a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that affect a person's risk for developing the disease. Researchers have not found a specific gene that directly causes the late-onset form of the disease.
Anosmia may be one of the first symptoms of Alzheimer's. Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease as well as diabetes and multiple sclerosis, can also cause anosmia. Schizophrenia, a mental illness characterized by hallucinations and delusions, also can cause anosmia. Head injury can also cause anosmia.