NattoMK-7™ was named after a long held traditional Japanese dish called Natto. Natto is made through the fermentation of soybeans and has been a staple of the Japanese diet for centuries. Natto has traditionally been eaten for breakfast with rice and other dishes. Through centuries of regular Natto consumption, many people started to realize the major health benefits associated, such as decreased blood pressure, reduced incidence of osteoporosis, etc. A group from Kinki Medical School definitively showed how intake of Natto in postmenopausal women caused a reduction in bone loss. Subsequent clinical and population-based studies found that these benefits were largely attributed to the fact that Natto was full of Vitamin K2.