Dr. Veronica Anderson, Founder and Host of web radio talk show, Wellness for the Real World, a weekly resource for wellness of mind, body and spirit, comments on a New York Times article that reveals our government’s choice to be selective on calorie reporting amidst food companies.

NEW YORK, NY – May 10, 2011 – Dr. Veronica Anderson, Founder and Host of health and wellness web radio talk show, Wellness for the Real World, recently published a blog on her website www.drveronica.com speaking out against the Food and Drug Administration’s choice to eliminate some calorie reporting requirements. Dr. Veronica explains her stance in her blog, titled “Government Policies Promoting Plump People.”

Dr. Anderson writes, “Recently, the US government Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed litigation that requires restaurant chains to provide nutritional information for their food to their customers. However, the policy’s loopholes allow for some significantly high calorie food and beverages to be served underneath the observation and provision of revealing nutritional information. This proposed policy makes no sense at all. Just the high calorie foods and drinks that people forget to count are the ones that are excluded from the requirement?”

“In my not-always-humble opinion, I believe that all places that serve food should fall under the guidelines of calorie reporting. That especially goes for drinks and alcoholic beverages – they must be included. Recently, a New York Times article was published about this very policy. According to the article, Calorie-Counting to Leave Out Movie Theaters, ‘The federal government on Friday released proposed rules requiring chain restaurants and other businesses that serve food to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards. But after objections from theater chains, the rules give a pass to those box-office snacks — even though a large popcorn and soda can contain as many calories as a typical person needs in a day’,” asserts Dr. Anderson.

Wellness for the Real World features information on developing a healthy and fit mind, body and spirit in today’s dynamic society. Dr. Anderson adds her easily understandable, fun-infused voice to the broad-audience discussion on today’s most popular medicines, alternative treatments, health policies and opinions of wellness – so that her listeners can benefit from truly vigorous life in the real world today.

The entire blog can be found at http://www.drveronica.com/blog/government-policies-promoting-plump-people.php

To learn more about Dr. Veronica Anderson and Wellness for the Real World, please visit http://www.DrVeronica.com

Listen in to Dr. Veronica Anderson’s web radio show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/.

About Wellness for the Real World:

Learn about wellness for your mind, body and spirit on Dr. Veronica Anderson’s weekly WebTalkRadio.net broadcasted radio interview program. Each weekly radio show showcases current issues with timely guest interviews. Dr. Veronica draws from her education and experiences to unpack complicated medical details, analyze health reports and share her thoughts on today’s issues with her listeners in three recurring categories: Food of the Week, Fits You To A “Tea”, and The Veronica Report, a thumbs-up or thumbs-down on Corporate America and how they are watching out for our wellbeing.

About Dr. Veronica Anderson:

Dr. Veronica has become known by many for her intellectual and passionate commentary on today’s most popular and debated health perspectives. In addition to her regular radio talk show, Veronica’s upbeat and outspoken perspectives on healthy living have been featured on TV talk shows including Our World with Neil Cavuto (Fox News Channel), and Live with Adam Carolla (syndicated). In addition, radio hosts coast to coast have seen their lines light up as listeners clamor to hear more of Veronica’s straight-forward, pull-no-punches philosophy. She also serves as Host and Guide for Medicine Woman, Modern World, a healthy living travel adventure series for the web.

Determined to become a doctor at age four, Dr. Veronica completed pre-med at Princeton University, received her MD with honors after internship and residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and New York’s Mt. Sinai Medical Center, where she received a fellowship in glaucoma. She has practiced at Robert Wood Johnson, Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital, and is also a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Veronica Anderson holds a black belt in taekwondo and has completed two marathons.