[TheHill….October 09, 2018]
“The economic impact of managing diet-related chronic conditions in the United States is estimated at over $1 trillion per year and growing.”
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“Yet, the evidence base for making many specific dietary recommendations remains suboptimal and often contradictory. Robust, independent research in nutritional science is an urgent public health priority.”
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“The aggregate sum of research funding set aside for nutritional research across these and all other federal agencies is estimated to be only $1.5 billion annually. To put this into perspective, national spending on candy is about $50 billion per year.”

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/410620-the-case-for-a-national-institute-of-nutrition