16/09/2021
K is for KALE and a great source of vitamin K!
You will find it in my morning smoothie.
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When it comes to bone health, vitamin K regulates bone remodeling, conferring a protective action against bone loss, supporting bone density, mass, and integrity, while also directing calcium from arteries back into bone, which is especially important for higher-risk groups such as postmenopausal women.⠀
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Vitamin K encompasses phylloquinone, Vitamin K1, and the menaquinones (including bioavailable MK-7), known as Vitamin K2. The typical Western diet lacks adequate sources of vitamin K2, posing a risk for vitamin K deficiency. While conversion is also a factor with humans only converting between 5% and 25% of ingested and absorbed dietary K1 to K2 (the correct supplementation may be needed or addressed)⠀
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