### Question
How is the "nutrition monitoring and related research" defined?


### Answer
The term **nutrition monitoring and related research** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 5302* as follows -

> the set of activities necessary to provide timely information about the role and status of factors that bear on the contribution that nutrition makes to the health of the people of the United States, including—


(A) dietary, nutritional, and health status measurements

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 5302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 84-NATIONAL NUTRITION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH**

