Vitamin K is traditionally connected with blood coagulation, since it is needed for the
posttranslational modification of 7 proteins involved in this cascade. However, it is also …

Recent reports have attributed the potential health benefits of vitamin K beyond its function
to activate hepatic coagulation factors. Moreover, several studies have suggested that …

Vitamins are essential components of enzyme systems involved in normal growth and
function. The quantitative estimation of the proportion of dietary vitamins, that is in a form …

In 2001, the US Food and Nutrition Board concluded that there were insufficient data with
which to establish a RDA for vitamin K, in large part because of a lack of robust endpoints …

Vitamin K exists in the food supply as phylloquinone, a plant-based form and as
menaquinones (MKs), a collection of isoprenologues mostly originating from bacterial …

Within the last few years, knowledge about vitamins has increased dramatically. This new
edition of a bestseller presents comprehensive summaries that analyze the chemical …

In contrast to other fat-soluble vitamins, dietary vitamin K is rapidly lost to the body resulting
in comparatively low tissue stores. Deficiency is kept at bay by the ubiquity of vitamin K in the …

A better understanding of vitamin K's role in health and disease requires the assessment of
vitamin K nutritional status in population and clinical studies. This is primarily accomplished …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derives dietary reference values (DRV s) for vitamin K. In this …

ABSTRACT A protective role for vitamin K in cardiovascular disease (CVD), a leading cause
of morbidity and mortality, has been proposed because vitamin K–dependent proteins, such …