ood- and waterborne illness, undernutrition, and mental illness (103, 104).
Addressing all of these nutrition-related health, equity, societal, and economic burdens requires advancing science to better understand their biological, individual, social, and environmental drivers. Current scientific knowledge, however, remains insufficient to address the mechanistic determinants and solutions of these complex challenges.

The Current Federal Nutrition Research Landscape
The federal government is the largest supporter of US nutr