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Vitamin K
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Vitamin
K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting,
without it blood would not clot. Vitamin
K is known as the clotting vitamin and is necessary for formation of
prothrombin which is required in blood clotting. Essential for
normal liver functioning. Also aids the absorption of calcium
in bone. Some studies indicate that it helps in maintaining strong
bones in the elderly.
Food Sources
Vitamin
K is found in kelp, alfalfa, yogurt, egg yolks, fish liver oil, cabbage,
cauliflower, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, cereals, soybeans,
and other vegetables. Vitamin K is also made by the bacteria that line
the gastrointestinal tract.
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Purchase Online
You can get Vitamin K Supplements online
at stores below:
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Drugstore.com
The home of the GNC Store. They also teamed up with other great suppliers to bring you a broad selection of vitamins, private label vitamins & herbs, herbal supplements & minerals, body building & dietary supplements, and more at everyday low prices.
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The
Vitamin Shoppe
Americas Health
Superstore and leading value price retailer of vitamins, supplements, and
everything else for good health and nutrition. Over 25,000 products from more
than 400 national brands at the lowest possible value price every day.
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Puritan's Pride
Puritan's Pride
manufactures over 1,000 high quality vitamins, minerals, herbs and other
nutritional supplements in their own state-of-the-art facilities and produces
supplements in every available form, including tablets, two-piece capsules,
softgels, powders and liquids.
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MotherNature.com
Great selections of quality, all-natural products for a healthy lifestyle, including vitamins and minerals, supplements, herbs, and more.
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WebVitamins.com
Offers one of the largest selections of the finest vitamins, herbs and minerals brands available anywhere. They make their marketing and purchasing decisions to maintain their products the lowest prices in the industry.
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Side Effects
Vitamin K deficiency is very
rare and occurs when there is an inability to absorb the vitamin from the
intestinal tract. Vitamin K deficiency can also occur after prolonged treatment
with oral antibiotics. Individuals with vitamin K deficiency usually
have an increased propensity to bruising and bleeding.
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Recommendations
Recommended dietary allowances
(RDAs) are defined as the levels of intake of essential nutrients that the
Food and Nutrition Board judges to be adequate to meet the known nutrient
needs of almost all healthy persons.
Specific recommendations for
each vitamin depend on age, gender, and other factors (such as pregnancy).
The best way to get the daily requirement of essential
vitamins is to eat a balanced diet
that contains a variety of foods from the food
guide pyramid.
It is important for people taking
warfarin (a blood thinner) to know that vitamin K or foods containing vitamin
K may reduce the effectiveness of this medication. Ask your health care provider
before increasing intake or for advice on maintaining proper levels of vitamin
K if you are taking warfarin.
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