What is Vitamin K?

Vitamin K encompasses a group of chemical related fat-soluble compounds known as naphthoquinones. 

This group of naphthoquinones includes vitamins K, K1, K2, and K3. Vitamin K1 is the natural form of vitamin K (phytonadione). 

Plants are the primary source human obtain vitamin K.

How Vitamin K Helps Our Body

Vitamin K Helps Our Body:

• assists in the transport of calcium throughout the body
• regulates blood clotting, an essential nutrient necessary for injury repair
• contributes to regulating healthy blood clotting
• Vitamin K may also help prevent artery calcification

What happens if you do not have enough vitamin K?

If you have low levels of vitamin K it may raise the risk of uncontrollable bleeding. Vitamin K deficiencies are rare in adults, but they are very common in newborn infants. It is standard the United States medical practice to inject a single dose of vitamin K into newborns.

It is standard the United States medical practice to inject a single dose of vitamin K into newborns.

While vitamin K deficiencies are uncommon, you may be at higher risk if you:

• Have a disease that affects absorption in the digestive tract, such as Crohn’s disease or active celiac disease
• You take medication that interferes with vitamin K absorption
• You are malnourished
• You heavily consume alcohol
• Most people receive enough vitamin K in their daily diet.

 

Vitamin K is used to counteract an overdose of the blood thinner Coumadin

Where Do You Find Vitamin K?

Vitamin K is abundant in:

• green tea

• leafy greens

• cauliflower

• Brussel Sprouts

• liver

• soybean oil

• Swiss chard

• kale,

• parsley

•  spinach

•  Fermented dairy that includes yogurt, cheeses, and fermented soy.

Vitamin K2 is believed to be useful to enhance bone density and reduce the risk of bone fractures.

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