Assumptions, Opinion on Methods, Proposed Intervention, Effects of Energy Intake

Running head: HEALTHCARE 1
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HEALTHCARE 2
Assumptions
From the scenario used, about 10% of restaurant patrons ordered reduced calorie meals. It
was then assumed that these restaurant patrons would not have increased food or beverage intake
at any time of the day. In support of the assumption, the researchers referred to the recent study
which argued that the people who prefer taking reduced calorie meals do not compensate in the
proceeding days.
On the same note, the researchers made an assumption that the restaurant patrons who
ordered meals with reduced calorie would not interfere with their levels of physical activity
hence the rate at which their bodies metabolize would not change. This would mainly be due to
insignificant calorie reduction resulting from their access to calorie information on the menu at
the point of purchase.
According to Kivimaki et al. 2017, such a policy lowers the purchasing power of
consumers especially in restaurants where information on calorie is posted on the menu at the
point of purchase. As a consumer, I can feel the same effect.
My Opinion on the Methods used
The assessment focused mainly on two methods in collecting data during the research
period. One of the methods used was based on consumer responses. In my opinion, the method
was not very effective because it did not involve a variety of consumers. The method only used
restaurant patrons to establish the outcome. The data gathered using this method may not have
been accurate since consumers’ preferences vary and the use of few numbers of consumers does
not give varying data. Again, estimates from market shares and meal prices could not greatly
affect the consumption of caloric food because certain adjustments such as price incentives could