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Nutrients 2010, 2, 1044-1047; doi:10.3390/nu2101044 OPEN ACCESS nutrients ISSN 2072-6643 /journal/nutrients Editorial Calcium: A Nutrient Deserving a Special Issue Susan J. Whiting College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon SK S7N 5C9, Canada; E-Mail: susan.whiting@usask.ca Received: 14 September 2010 / Accepted: 22 September 2010 / Published: 5 October 2010 Abstract: Interest in calcium has continued since the 1980s when its role in promoting bone growth and retention was established in clinical trials of children and postmenopausal w