10 Benefits of Vitamin K

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Vitamin K is found in various human organs, including the heart, liver, pancreas and brain.²Manna, Prasenjit and Jatin Kalita. ‘Beneficial Role of Vitamin K Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose Metabolism, and the Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Review.’ Nutrition, vol. 32, no. 7-8, 2016, p. 732-739. DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2016.01.011 It is also synthesized by certain intestinal bacteria.¹DiNicolantonio, James, Jaikrit Bhutani and James O’Keefe. ‘The Health Benefits of Vitamin K.’ Open Heart, vol. 2, no. 1, 2015. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600246/ The body is adept at processing and using the vitamin quickly and efficiently.²Manna, Prasenjit and Jatin Kalita. ‘Beneficial Role of Vitamin K Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose Metabolism, and the Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Review.’ Nutrition, vol. 32, no. 7-8, 2016, p. 732-739. DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2016.01.011

Vitamin K toxicity is a rare issue, even when intake is high. However, higher than recommended doses should be used under medical supervision only., because it is a fat-soluble vitamin.⁴‘Vitamin K.’ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2021, www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-k/