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Two forms of vitamin K

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There are two different forms of vitamin K , vitamin-K1 and K2 ( respectively called phylloquinone and menaquinone ).
Vitamin-K1 is present in high quantities in collard and turnip greens , broccoli , spinach , and some other green leafy vegetables , with lower amounts in some other foods such as kiwifruits and dried prunes .
Vitamin-K2 comes in several subtypes which are generally found in fermented foods . Increasing evidence indicates that vitamin-K1 and vitamin-K2 clearly have different roles in the body .
Vitamin-K1 is vital for both producing blood clots to stop blood loss from a cut , as well as for stopping of excess or inappropriate blood-clotting .
Viitamin-K2 ( MK4 ) can be synthesised from vitamin-K1 in the brain , liver , and pancreas . Nevertheless , food scientists are urging that vitamin-K2 be given its own recommended daily intake ( RDI ), i . e ., separate from that for vitamin-K1 .
Vitamin-K2 has been shown to play a role in improving outcomes for osteoporosis , atherosclerosis , cancer , and inflammatory diseases .
Natto , the world ’ s richest source of vitamin-K2 has been eaten in northern Japanese cuisine , for over one thousand years ( 30 generations ) without any adverse side effects .
High intake of vitamin-K2-rich natto is also postulated as the reason that Japan has a lower fracture risk and Japanese have better bone density and strength than people in other countries .
Supplemented vitamin-K2 is also very safe . In Japan doctors regularly prescribe 45 mg / day ( 15 mg three-timesa-day ) of the MK-4 form of vitamin-K2 to osteoporotic women .
Worldwide , many patients have participated in vitamin-K2 trials , using doses from as low as 10 mg up to 45 mg / day for several years with no adverse side effects reported .
A recent study looking at Japanese postmenopausal women showed that even doses as low as 350 mg of vitamin-K2 ( the MK-7 form ) per week significantly reduced osteoporotic fractures risk .
Vitamin-K2 deficiency is well established in haemodialysis patients and implicated as the factor linking the high rate of vascular calcification , bone mineral density loss , and fracture rate of these patients . Vitamin-K2 supplementation studies also suggests potential benefit for cardiovascular disease , Type II diabetes and for patients with chronic kidney disease .
From a clinical-nutrition perspective , it ’ s generally more beneficial to eat foods rich in vitamin-K1 or K2 rather than supplement .
Why ? Foods allow a person to cover multiple bases . For example , bone loss rate is dependent on vitamin-K2 intake , and protein intake ( amongst many other factors ). When a person eats natto , they will get excellent , highly bio-available levels of protein , vitamin-K2 , together with many other bone-healthy factors , in the one food .
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