Nutrition Research

Offers short summaries about recent USDA nutrition research designed for the general public.

Gives summaries of survey research measuring the attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of the public relevant to nutrition.

Provides access for users to review, sort, and compare data collection efforts relevant to childhood obesity research.

Organizes materials related to the division's mission to coordinate nutritional sciences-related research and research training across the National Institutes of Health and among other federal agencies.

Offers a searchable database of nutrition research projects funded by the federal government. Includes reports summarizing the total amount of money spent by the NIH on nutrition research and training, segmented by fiscal year.

Collates all materials generated by this ongoing study of 5,000 representative Americans. Provides access to all data collected, including elements relevant to nutritional behavior and outcomes.

Contains original research analyzing the effectiveness of USDA nutrition assistance programs including: the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, the National School Lunch Program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

. Presents research on diet quality and nutrition, nutrition education, food access, food consumption and obesity.

Furnishes summaries of American eating patterns segmented by variables including gender, race, meal type (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and nutrient values.

 Provides access to research publications on USDA's efforts to improve the security and nutritional quality of plant crop species.