VitaminK May Be the Next Vitamin D
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Moms NutritionPosted
Sat 17 Jul 2010 11:22am
There's a new vitamin gaining attention that most people aren't fully aware of. Add vitaminK to the list of vitamins that is producing some significant results in the prevention department. Vitamin D is the leader recently, but now K may be a close second if research continues to show the benefits. While taking one or a few of these vitamins seems
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VitaminK - The Forgotten Vitamin
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Dr. Jonny B.Posted
Mon 13 Jul 2009 10:11pm
It's often called the forgotten vitamin. It was I discovered in 1934 by a Danish scientist and the letter "K" stands for the Danish spelling of "Koagulation."
VitaminK... those with the lowest and highest intake of vitaminK. Those in the highest intake group were 52 percent less likely to have severe calcification of the aorta, the major artery
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Vitamins C and E don’t protect against prostate cancer; what about vitaminK?
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
Thu 01 Apr 2010 12:00am
Data from a prospective study now suggest an association between dietary levels of vitaminK and one’s risk of developing or dying from colon, breast, prostate, or lung cancers.
We should be clear, up front, that this German study by Nimptsch et al. does not prove that higher levels of dietary vitaminK help to lower the risk
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Risks from VitaminK Shot at Birth
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Ginger T.Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 7:08pm
Lace at Finding the Truth has an interesting breakdown of the Vitamink shot given at birth. Apparently there is a potential link to Leukemia.
Apparently one of the ingredients in the shot is Sodium hydroxide or " Lye ". Drain cleaner in baby shots. Nice.
She notes that there is some safer alternatives, oral VitaminK9 given at a much lower
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VitaminK
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Bill ..Posted
Tue 03 Aug 2010 5:37pm
The name VitaminK refers to a group of chemically similar fat-soluble compounds called naphthoquinones. VitaminK1 (phytonadione) is the natural form of vitaminK, which is found in plants and provides the primary source of vitaminK to humans through dietary consumption. VitaminK2 compounds
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VitaminK and myeloma
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MargaretPosted
Sat 20 Dec 2008 5:57pm
Premise: my interest in most vitamins, except for vitamin D and (occasionally) a few others, has always been marginal. I also do not take a multivitamin or any individual vitamins.
Recently, though, I happened upon a Japanese study on vitaminK and myeloma: http://tinyurl.com/4tg824. I had already read about vitaminK on Don’s “Myeloma Hope” blog
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VitaminK linked to insulin resi ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Fri 28 Nov 2008 10:59amVitaminK linked to insulin resistance in older men
BOSTON, 28 nov 2008 - VitaminK slowed the development of insulin resistance in elderly men in a study of 355 non... received vitaminK supplementation had less progression in their insulin resistance by the end of the clinical trial," said Sarah Booth, senior author and director of the VitaminKRead on »
Essential nutrient series – VitaminK
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LifewithnaturePosted
Fri 26 Mar 2010 12:00amVitaminK has been known mostly for it’s anti-coagulation properties. However, this vitamin also plays an important role in protecting bones from fracture and preventing... bone density, vitaminK plays an important role in the osteoclast process. Osteoclast are bone cells that makes the minerals found at the surface of the bones available
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VitaminK?
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Kathryn H.Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 4:36pm
Some of the most interesting information from my recent retreat in West VA came from a midwife who is also a doctor. Since she is a doctor, she must support vitaminK... decisions while keeping personal bias out of the equation), she personally believes that babies must have historically been born with "low" levels of vitamink for a reason (imagine
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VitaminK May Protect Against Developing Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Ed H.Posted
Tue 20 Apr 2010 3:27pm
In the first study of vitaminK and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin... was approximately 45 percent lower for participants who had vitaminK intakes in the top quartile of intake in the study (>108 ug/day), compared to participants who had intakes in the bottom
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