Category Archives: Vitamin K

Don’t Forget To Eat Your Greens

Green leafy vegetables are an excellent source of a number of nutrients, and this makes them a healthy choice for most people. However, the main advantage of green leafy vegetables is that they are not associated with energy as they … Continue reading

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Vitamin D Toxicity: Part 3

Three main theories have been suggested to explain the toxicity associated with excessive intakes of vitamin D. These theories are described and discussed in part 1 (here) and part 2 (here) of this article. The traditional view is that high … Continue reading

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Vitamin D Toxicity: Part 2

In my previous article on vitamin D toxicity (here), I explained that vitamin D can become toxic at high doses. The traditional explanation of vitamin D toxicity relates to the ability of high intakes of one vitamin D metabolite, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin … Continue reading

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The Nutritional Content of Broccoli

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Roughly 50 Essential Factors

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Vitamin K: Blood, Bones and Cancer

Vitamin K is a group of compounds that share the same biological activity. Vitamin K1 is also called phylloquinone and is synthesised by plants. Menaquinones are a group of structurally related compounds synthesised by bacteria, and also called vitamin K2. … Continue reading

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Vitamin K and Mortality

Vitamin K is a group of fat soluble vitamers that include phylloquinone (vitamin K1), menaquinone (vitamin K2), and menadione (a synthetic form of vitamin K). While phylloquinone is present in green leafy vegetables, menaquinone is a product of bacterial fermentation … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Vitamin K

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Alfalfa: Nutrient Dense Herb

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is perennial herb that belongs to the Fabaceae or legume family of plants. Alfalfa grows to around one metre in height and possesses leaves that look similar to trilobed clover leaves. Alfalfa produced purple flowers which mature … Continue reading

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When is A Vitamin Not A Vitamin?

Vitamins are essential organic compounds needed in small amounts for normal metabolic regulation, usually as cofactors to enzymes. They are characterised in their own group because they cannot be synthesised in the body and so must be obtained from the … Continue reading

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