Peter Burckhardt • Bess Dawson-Hughes
Connie M. Weaver
Editors

2013

For the eighth time, specialists interested in the role of nutrition in bone development and preservation met in Lausanne, Switzerland, to hear and discuss recent research findings. Participants ranged from graduate students to senior research scientists. As in the fi rst symposium, held in 1991, and each succeeding symposium, calcium and vitamin D dominated the program. Since the last symposium 3 years ago, controversies have arisen about the safety of calcium supplements and about the optimal amount of vitamin D needed for bone health.