Healthcare practitioners and researchers working with older adults with Parkinson disease should develop an understanding of their lived experiences beyond their medical diagnosis. Their lived experiences ties into their overall health and well-being. From a nutrition perspective, a person’s ability to independently perform food-related activities (i.e., planning, preparing, and shopping for meals) may influence their diet quality that, in turn, may influence their symptom severity and disease progression. It’s commonly said that “not one Parkinson’s patient is like another,” which further emphasizes the importance of understanding the internal and external complexities that influences their day-to-day activities, such as with food-related activities.

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