This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report "Improving Health Through Nutrition Research: An Overview of the 
U.S. Nutrition Research System" ERR-182, published in January 2015. The content and context of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time, 
the material may not reflect the current ERS program of work, may be outdated, and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest information: 
www.ers.usda.gov. Any reuse of these images should include attribution to "Economic Research Service/USDA."

The following inventory lists each of the files in this folder.


File name			Description       
(Fig01.png)			Figure 1 - Schematic of the nutrition information communication system   
(Fig02.png)			Figure 2 - Federal expenditures for nutrition research projects, 1985-2009
(Fig03.png)			Figure 3 - Federally supported nutrition research projects, 1985-2009   
(Fig04.png)			Figure 4 - Federal support by type of funding mechanism, 1985-2009
(Fig05.png)			Figure 5 - Federal nutrition research portfolio: project distributions in 1985 and 2009 
(Fig06.png)			Figure 6 - Trends in Federal nutrition research portfolio shares for obesity, genetics, and other diseases, 1985-2009 
(Fig07.png)			Figure 7 - Trends in Federal nutrition research portfolio shares for vitamins, minerals, and proteins, 1985-2009
(Fig08.png)			Figure 8 - Trends in Federal nutrition research portfolio shares for food composition and technology, 1985-2009  
(Fig09.png)			Figure 9 - Federally supported nutrition research projects by institution type, 1985 and 2009 
(FigA1.png)			Figure A1 - Average dollars per nutrition research project, 1985-2009



