CLINICAL
OSTEOPOROSIS CPD
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found naturally in plants , especially green vegetables ; K1 goes directly to your liver and helps you maintain healthy blood clotting 2 . Vitamin K2 , also called menaquinone , is made by the bacteria that line your gastrointestinal tract ; K2 goes straight to your blood vessel walls , bones , and tissues other than your liver
3 . Vitamin K3 , or menadione , is a synthetic form I do not recommend ; it ' s important to note that toxicity
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has occurred in infants injected with this synthetic vitamin K3 .
It also plays a role in removing calcium from areas where it shouldn ' t be , such as in the arteries and soft tissues .
The main function of Vitamin K is to activate the calcium-binding properties of proteins . K1 is mostly involved in blood clotting , while K2 helps regulate where calcium ends up in the body . Vitamin K2 activates the calciumbinding activity of Matrix gla protein and osteocalcin , which help to build
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and maintain bones . It also works synergistically with a number of other nutrients , including calcium and vitamin D .
Vitamin K2 can be broken into two additional categories : 1 . MK-4 ( menaquinone-4 ), a short-chain form of vitamin K2 found in butter , egg yolks , and animal-based foods 2 . MK-7 ( menaquinone-7 ), longer-chain forms found in fermented foods . There ' s a variety of these long-chain forms but the most common one is
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MK-7 . This is the one you ' ll want to look for in supplements , because in a supplement form , the MK-4 products are actually synthetic . They are not derived from natural food products containing MK-4 .
Vitamin K1 exclusively participates in blood clotting - that is its sole purpose . K2 on the other hand comes from a whole different set of food sources , and its biological role is to help move calcium into the proper areas in your body , such as your bones and teeth .
The MK-7 - these long-chain , natural bacterial-derived vitamin K2 - is from a fermentation process , which offers a number of health advantages : a . It stays in the body longer b . It has a longer half-life , which meansyou can just take it once a day in very convenient dosing .
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