The IUNS 20^th International Congress of Nutrition took place from September 15^th to September 20^th 2013, in the Congress and Exhibition Centre, in Granada, Spain. On September 17^th, a Parallel Symposium on "The role of nutrition in healthy ageing: insight from the CHANCES Project" was held in the context of the IUNS 20^th ICN. Dr.Benetou gave a presentation entitled "NUTRITION AND OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES IN THE ELDERLY: INSIGHT FROM THE CHANCES PROJECT" in terms of the CHANCES Symposium that was attended by more than 300 participants.