Vitamin D: Hope or Hype?
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 and 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