Vitamin K

Vitamin k is involved in forming Gla-residues. Gla-residues bind calcium, which is important for blood coagulation, bone metabolism, and vascular biology. Blood coagulation is when your blood clots so you do not bleed to death.
Vitamin k deficiency is rare, but it can happen, especially if there is disturbed intestinal uptake, such as a bile duct obstruction. A vitamin k deficiency might lead to uncontrolled internal bleeding on a massive scale, cartilage calcification, or the deposit of calcified salts on artery walls.

Vitamin k is produced by bacteria in the intestine. As a result, vitamin k is deficiently is extremely rare, unless the intestine is damaged. Also, the body stores unused amounts of vitamin k, so it does not need to be ingested daily. The best source for vitamin k is leafy green vegetables, such as ach and lettuce. Other vegetables are also good sources for vitamin k, including broccoli, kale, and cabbage. There is no upper-limit set right now on vitamin k, but you shouldn’t need to take vitamin k as a supplement, since it is plentiful in food and created in your body. Vitamin k supplements should be taken if you have some sort of damage to your intestinal tract, or you  do not need foods that are rich in vitamin k.

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