There are some obesity experts who agree with Paarlberg and Alston, including Margo Wootan, the director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, worked on the bill, and said that it's passage was a victory for Let's Move! Program.

Robert Post of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion in Washington says the message people can take from these guidelines is simple: Eat more of the good food and less of the bad.