| Vitamin K - Multi vitamin supplements Vitamin K is a fat-soluble
vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting.
Vitamin K is known as the clotting vitamin, because without it blood would not clot. Some studies indicate that it helps in maintaining strong bones in the elderly.
Vitamin K benefit
All the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) are inhibited by the ingestion of mineral oil because they dissolve in the oil and are lost.
Vitamin K source
Like most vitamins, vitamin K may be obtained in the recommended amount with a well-balanced diet. Vitamin K is also made in the body by normal beneficial gastrointestinal bacteria.
Food Sources
Vitamin K is found in cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, cereals, soybeans, and other vegetables. Vitamin K is also made by the bacteria that line the gastrointestinal tract.
Side Effects
Vitamin K deficiency is very rare and occurs when there is an inability to absorb the vitamin from the intestinal tract. Vitamin K deficiency can also occur after prolonged treatment with oral antibiotics.
Individuals with vitamin K deficiency usually have an increased propensity to bruising and bleeding.
More information on Vitamin K at National institutes of Health
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