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Posted on Feb 22, 2013
Vitamin K2 is one of the lesser known forms of vitamin K. It helps move calcium deposits from your arteries, where they can harm your body, to your bones, where your body can use them. In the past, doctors and scientists believed that you don’t need a lot of K2 in your diet, since your body can synthesize vitamin K2 from vitamin K1. However, new research suggests that you need dietary...
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The K vitamins are coagulants that help blood to clot, according to VitaminK2.org. Vitamin K2, also known as menaquinone, is naturally occurring and acts as a catalyst for proteins that rely on K vitamins. In particular, K vitamins are critical to bone and heart health. Vitamin K2 may be found in many foods or taken as a supplement.
Read MorePosted on Feb 22, 2013
Price found an inverse correlation between the levels of K2 in butter and mortality from cardiovascular disease and pneumonia in a number of different regions. A recent study examined the relationship between K2 (MK-4 through 10) consumption and heart attack risk in 4,600 Dutch men. They found a strong inverse association between K2 consumption and heart attack mortality risk. Men with the...
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