Before I answer, there is another example where the science is not seen the same way by different groups. The group from Harvard, which is the mecca of research and nutrition, with regard to their drinking pyramid, say that it's okay to drink one small glass of juice every day. They look at the same evidence we do, and that's what they say. There you go. If it's small, it's okay.
The main advice and the main concern I would have, and I've discussed this with many of my colleagues, has to do with all around communication. We have here an effort towards a whole food, whole dietary pattern approach, which I think is great, and yet we're focusing and several of the strategies are focused on nutrients. This is going to be very confusing to the population, because we're focusing on nutrients but we're telling them to worry about their whole diet.
For me, this is really a communication issue, and the guide will have little effect if we create more confusion. I've listened to the previous meetings you've had, and judging just by the questions you have, everybody's confused. We have to find a way to reduce that confusion, to provide less information but key information, and to focus not too much on small details. That would be my recommendation.