High Vitamin K Intake Reduces the Incidence of Heart
Disease
By Keith D. Bishop, Clinical Nutritionist, B.Sc. Pharmacy,
- August 31, 2009
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A high dietary intake of vitamin K2 (menaquinone,
menatetrenone) reduces the incidence of coronary heart
disease.
Coronary
heart disease (CHD) is a failure of the blood vessel
circulation to supply adequate circulation to heart muscle
and heart tissue. Vitamin K proteins in the body inhibit
blood vessel calcification. Calcification inside the blood
vessel walls is associated with narrowing of the blood
vessels and decrease blood circulation to the heart muscle
and heart tissue.
A study group of 16,057 heart disease free women were followed
for approximately 8 years. At the end of the study 480
women had coronary heart disease.
Researchers found higher dietary vitamin K2 intake reduced the
risk of coronary heart disease. Each 10 mcg/day of vitamin K2
decreased the risk of CHD by 9%. Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)
intake was not associated with CHD.
The researchers found a high intake of vitamin K2 could protect
against coronary heart disease.
Reference Source: Nutrition and Metabolism in
Cardiovascular Disease, September 2009;
19(7):504-10
Natural Care Solution Vitamin K2 Sources:
Vitamin K2 is found in meat and cheese in the Western diet and
fermented natto in the Eastern diet. Vitamin K1 is found in
green leafy vegetables.
Vitamin K2 also assists with the formation of osteocalcin in
bones and has anti-cancer activity.
Not ready to increase your meat and cheese intake to decrease
your risk of osteoporosis, heart disease and cancer? Click here
for additional vitamin K supplement information.
You can test for Vitamin K in your body by doing the
SpectraCell Laboratory
Analysis.
Source: http://www.NaturalCareSolution.com
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