Importance Of Vitamin K in Building Healthy Bones

To keep healthy and strong bones, it is very much recommended to take a proper diet. Although Calcium helps to keep your bones healthy for a long time, Vitamin K also plays a vital role for the same. However, known for its valuable aspect in the coagulation cascade, Vitamin K has other various functions.

Some people take enough calcium but forget other essential nutrients and due to that, they still remain prone to developing orthopedic conditions like fractures. If fracture is serious, surgical intervention may be required. Depending upon the location and condition, different orthopedic instruments and implants like DHS Compression Screw, Spine Implants, and Hand Plating System may be used.

Vitamin K has two basic forms K1 and K2. Vitamin K1 is found in leafy, green, and cruciferous vegetables. Vitamin K2 is mostly produced by the bacteria and is further separated into subgroups that are known as MK4 to MK13. These are found in some dairy products like poultry, pork, and fermented foods. Vitamin K2 might have a more powerful and protective effect on the bone than vitamin K1.

Is it safe to take a Vitamin K supplement?

Based on the connection between bone health and vitamin K, several studies looked at whether it is worth it for anyone that includes people with osteoporosis or at the risk for it, to take Vitamin K supplements.

Some studies have found that supplementation with vitamin K1 and Vitamin K2 has enhanced bone mineral density. According to a few studies, it has shown a fewer bone fractures risk. Some succeeding studies found that Vitamin K supplement had no effects on bone mineral density. Proof to support the Vitamin K supplement is so preliminary and contradictory to make suggestions.

How much Vitamin K does someone need?

Adults should take approximately 1 Microgram a day of vitamin K per kilogram of their body weight. Just take an example of a 65Kg of person and he/she should need 65 micrograms a day of Vitamin K where a person who is 75Kg should take 75 micrograms per day.

A microgram is 1,000 times tinier than a milligram and the word microgram is sometimes written with the Greek Symbol that is followed by the letter G and is similar to small g. You should take all the Vitamin K by eating a varied as well as a balanced diet. The Vitamin K which your body doesn’t need quickly is stored in the liver for future use and hence, you don’t need it in the diet every day.

Various mechanisms are recommended by which Vitamin K can control bone metabolism. Apart from the gamma-carboxylation of osteocalcin, a protein supposed to consist in bone mineralization, there is more proof that Vitamin K also affects calcium balance in a positive manner, a key mineral in bone metabolism. The Medicine currently has enhanced the dietary reference intakes of Vitamin K to 120 microg/d for males and 90 Microg/d for females that are a boost of approximately 50% from the previous suggestions.

The requirement of Vitamin K in the body to produce prothrombin, a protein, and clotting factor is essential in blood clotting and bone metabolism. People who use blood-thinning medicines, like Coumadin, or Warfarin, shouldn’t start consuming extra Vitamin K without taking the advice of a doctor. Always consult the doctor for Vitamin supplements because too much vitamin has some side effects too.

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