Vitamin D: Hope or Hype?

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 5 p.m.
L'Espresso Bar Mercurio
321 Bloor Street West, Toronto
RSVP: imha.iala.cihr.irsc@utoronto.ca

What is the future for Vitamin D? The scientific controversy surrounding optimum intake levels and health claims have been the focus of much debate. Is there hope Vitamin D could be the panacea of the 21st century or will it be relegated to just another supplement du jour? Join us to share your thoughts and hear what the experts have to say.

This free event is presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis and Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Diabetes. Space is limited.

Experts:

Glenville Jones, PhD
Craine Professor and Head
Department of Biochemistry
Queen's University

Angela M. Cheung, MD, PhD, FRCPC, CCD
Vice Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council
Chair of the Research Committee, Osteoporosis Canada
Director, Osteoporosis Program
University Health Network / Mount Sinai Hospital

Stephanie Atkinson, PhD, FCAHS
Professor and Associate Chair (Research)
Department of Pediatrics
McMaster University

Moderators:

Jane E. Aubin, PhD
Scientific Director
CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis

Philip Sherman, MD, FRCPC
Scientific Director
CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes