Vitamin K

Nutrient

Activates the proteins that clot blood and the ones that steer calcium into bone.

Relationships

2 connections

Vitamin K enhances absorption of

Dietary Fat

Forms the micelles that carry the fat-soluble vitamins across the gut wall. Without fat in the meal, A, D, E, K and the carotenoids largely pass through.

Vitamin K form of

Vitamin K2

The menaquinone family, from fermented food and animal tissue. Longer-lived in blood than K1 and more active on bone and artery proteins.

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Vitamin K also connects to 32 entries in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.

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