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.
Causes of Dementia. There are many potential dementia causes. The most common cause is Alzheimer's disease, which is responsible for more than half of all dementia cases. Other common causes of the condition include a brain tumor, brain cancer, hypothyroidism, and vitamin B12 deficiency. Dementia is a descriptive term for a collection of symptoms (such as personality changes, memory problems, and behavioral problems) that can be caused by a number of conditions that affect the brain.