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Have you noticed if the person is coughing while eating? If yes, it could be the food isn't going into the stomach but into the lungs which can eventually cause bacterial pneumonia.
Refusing food at the end of life is part of the final progression of the disease, as muscles atrophy and organ function declines they lose their appetite and no longer want or need much food, eventually many will refuse to eat altogether.
If you mean they are being difficult but are not at the end of life stage then you will need to investigate to see if you can discover why they don't want solid food. Do their teeth hurt? Are they having trouble swallowing? Are they plagued with indigestion? Or are they just behaving like a toddler who only wants to eat their favourites?