Trends in USDA ARS investments for total nutrition research based on data from the USDA, Hathi Trust, and the Government Publishing Office (12) (top panel) and for human nutrition research and monitoring for fiscal years 1978–2010 based on data from the USDA (132) (bottom panel). In the bottom panel, shaded bars represent absolute yearly funding (millions of dollars) and open bars represent funding adjusted to 1978 dollars (https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl). ARS, Agricultural Research Service; FY, fiscal year. Top panel adapted from POLITICO Pro Datapoint (12), with graphic design support courtesy of Ink&Pixel Agency.