Impact+of+falsifying+nutrition+data

Zachary Ward (lab modified) The goal of this lab is to discover whether or not there is a difference in the number of calories that are provided by one source compared to that of another source. The data from the actual sources for both Subway and McDonald's was found to be different from that of the websites that do not hold the official data. This lab shows that we will may never be able to know what the true amount of calorie that are consumed by the people who go to either McDonald's or Subway, unless these fast food restaurants are able to show us that are calculated the calories correctly, and can prove that they are 100 percent correct. The reason I am saying this is because the calories that I collected from the various sources show that there is difference between the data collected from McDonald's and Subway and that of their claimed sources. People miscalculate things all the time, so we can not assume that one source is better than the other, unless it is a talk source, then we just have to assume that the product we get is healthy or not, and just not care about the calories. The people who are typical McDonald's and Subway eaters should not be fearful of a possible miscalculation in their calorie counts in the healthier food, but rather they should look at the food contents of their meal and see that calories can be higher in some foods.
 * //Abstract://**

The question is “How did you discover that some foods have a health halo?” and is supported by the question “So the McDonald’s eaters underestimated their calories by 19 percent, but the Subway eater underestimated by 27 percent?”
 * //The Question://**

The purpose of this experiment is to notice that there is a difference in the number of calories depending on the sources that you get the data from. If there is a difference in the number of calories recorded, then there is not an agreement between the people who record the calorie data, in one source or the other, or even possibly neither. We know that we are not perfect and we can't record all the calories properly, especially if they are reproduced (going from one source to another, and so on). Most likely the data was first recorded on the official fast food website for each Subway and McDonald's, so that may be the most accurate website indicator, but other sources such as talk and laboratory websites, such as yahoo.com, may not record this data properly because they may be guessing it. This affects the way people see and interpret the amount of calories that is provided, so data was collected from various resources to prove that. This fear of miscalculation has struck the hearts of their consumers by them stating that the calories in healthy food are miscalculated than that of unhealthy food.
 * //Purpose://**

__**//Research://**__ //Nutrition Facts provided by McDonald's:// [] //Nutrition Facts provided sources that were not provided by McDonald's:// [] [] []
 * //McDonald's Sources://**

//Nutrition Facts provided that are not Subway's official work:// [] //Nutrition Facts provided by Subway themselves:// [] (Note: If any of the links do not provide a direct link, then just go to the first link listed on the search home page.)
 * //Subway's Sources://**

These sources were used to collect data in order to show that there is a difference between the sources that are provided by an official source, such as the nutrition facts provided by McDonald's and Subway, themselves, compared to that of a claiming source, such as the ones listed above.

If we compare actual nutrition data that is provided by the actual website from both McDonald's and Subway to claimed data, then that data would be different from the data that was found on the actual McDonald's and Subway website.
 * //Hypothesis://**

//__**Measurements:**__// The food that McDonald's and Subway provides The Percent Deviation Sources, the ones listed in the research.
 * //Independent Variable://**
 * //Dependent Variable://**
 * //Materials://**

//**__Purpose:__**// The purpose of these data findings is to show that data that is provided by different resources may not be correct.

1. Collect data from the sources that are provided, and then separate that data into two separate data tables in order to show the deviation between the calories claimed and the calories provided by other sources. 2. When all of the data is collected, calculate the percent deviations by subtracting one from the quotient of the true number of calories by the calories claimed. Round each of the percents to the nearest whole number. 3. When all of the percent deviations are calculated, find the average percent deviation of each of the sample data for both Subway and McDonald's sample data. Round each of the averages to the nearest tenth (__+__0.1).
 * //Procedure://**


 * //Results://**
 * //Subway Sample Data//**


 * **//Case//** || // **Calories Claimed** // //**by Subway**// || //**Calories claimed**// //**by other sources**// ||  **//Percent Deviation//**  ||
 * On average (from the "Under the Influence" article) ||  495  ||  680  ||  37%  ||
 * Turkey Breast & Chicken Wrap ||  321  ||  410  ||  28%  ||
 * Caesar Italian BMT ||  533  ||  446  ||  -16%  ||
 * Western Egg Sandwich ||  300  ||  300  ||  0%  ||
 * Subway Melt (6”) ||  384  ||  350  ||  -9%  ||
 * Average Percent Deviation ||   ||   ||  8.0%  ||
 * //McDonald’s Sample Data//**

The data for the calories claimed was collected from the business websites, while the data collected for the claimed websites came from a lab website or talk website.
 * **//Case//** || // **Calories claimed** // //**by McDonald's**// || //** Calories claimed by other sources **// ||  **//Percent Deviation//**  ||
 * Hamburger ||  237  ||  280  ||  18%  ||
 * 6 piece chicken nuggets ||  300  ||  290  ||  -3%  ||
 * Big Mac ||  480  ||  590  ||  23%  ||
 * Egg McMuffin ||  281  ||  360  ||  28%  ||
 * Hot Caramel Sundae ||  331  ||  340  ||  3%  ||
 * Average Percent Deviation ||   ||   ||  13.8%  ||

Link to the graphs of the data:

According to the data I collected, there is almost always a difference between the calories that are provided by one source and that of another. The calories and nutrition facts can be provided by various resources, but the official McDonald's and Subway websites may be the ones who are able to provide these nutrition facts properly, because they know all the indegrents in their food, because they are the producers. This still can not prove that the people who calculate these calories can be 100 percent precise, but they can be close. There should be no fear that the calorie intake should be more severe with eating a higher calorie healthy meal than a lower calorie unhealthy meal. Even if the calories may be higher for a healthier meal, it is healthier than any other unhealthy meal on the menu at either McDonald's or Subway.
 * //Conclusion://**