Its true--SMELL AND TASTE GO TOGETHER! I know because I have lost most of both. I guess it dosent affect my daily life much but I do miss the smell of good food, grass, and women. I dont know why it went away, its taken some years to go away gradually. I have heard that many old people have this problem.
So why me--71 isnt old. I can still smell the skunks but I can't smell the roses. Still, if I have to lose any senses, better this than sight or hearing