Comments on: Deficiency of Vitamin K can lead to build up in arteries, but then why can’t you give Vit K for blood clots? http://www.vitaminsk.com/heart-diseases/deficiency-of-vitamin-k-can-lead-to-build-up-in-arteries-but-then-why-cant-you-give-vit-k-for-blood-clots/ Vitamin K, Vitamin K Food Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:03:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: wiseowl_00 http://www.vitaminsk.com/heart-diseases/deficiency-of-vitamin-k-can-lead-to-build-up-in-arteries-but-then-why-cant-you-give-vit-k-for-blood-clots/comment-page-1/#comment-417 wiseowl_00 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:47:58 +0000 http://www.vitaminsk.com/heart-diseases/deficiency-of-vitamin-k-can-lead-to-build-up-in-arteries-but-then-why-cant-you-give-vit-k-for-blood-clots/#comment-417 Vitamin K deficience does indeed to play a part in CHD, but not in prevention of athersclreosis. It is now becoming apparent that Vitamin K plays an impotrant role in determining where calcium is deposited. Those with a vitamin K deficience tend to have calcium deposited whithin athersclelopic plaque, thus hardening the arteries as well as higher risk of hip fractures. this hardening narrows the arteries. Studies done in the middle of last century on cattle herding tribes from africa, who did not suffer heart attacks, showed the same degree of athersclerosis as americans, who were starting to suffer increasing numbers of heart attacks. What was different was that the africans' arteries were more pliable They were able to widen to compensate for the plaque buildup, while the americans were calcified- they were hard and narrowed as the plaque built up, restricting blood flow. Blood clots within coronary arteries are most likely due to unstable plaque rupturing (ironically, the cholesterol in these buildups probably makes them more stable. If you understand the role that cholesterol plays in cell structure, this is logical). The more narrow the artery, the more likely a clot will cause a blockage So a deficency in vitamin K doesn't cause the blood clots, or the atherclerosis, but the narrowed arteries that make the blood clots so dangerous. It does appear that adding vitamin K to the diet can actually remove this calcification from the arteries, so yes it may seem logical to make up for the deficiency. The flip side as you say is the increased lkely blood of clots. The first thing that would need to be done is to stabilse the plaque growths, then increase vitamin K. Unfortunately most of the research concentrates on the false idea that dietary fat and cholesterol is the cause of the problem. Not too many people will even give this a second thought as it goes against what they have blindly believed for the last 40 odd years (depending on age). One day they will discover that ignorance is not bliss It great to see someone who takes an active interest in their health. Vitamin K deficience does indeed to play a part in CHD, but not in prevention of athersclreosis.
It is now becoming apparent that Vitamin K plays an impotrant role in determining where calcium is deposited. Those with a vitamin K deficience tend to have calcium deposited whithin athersclelopic plaque, thus hardening the arteries as well as higher risk of hip fractures. this hardening narrows the arteries.
Studies done in the middle of last century on cattle herding tribes from africa, who did not suffer heart attacks, showed the same degree of athersclerosis as americans, who were starting to suffer increasing numbers of heart attacks. What was different was that the africans’ arteries were more pliable They were able to widen to compensate for the plaque buildup, while the americans were calcified- they were hard and narrowed as the plaque built up, restricting blood flow.

Blood clots within coronary arteries are most likely due to unstable plaque rupturing (ironically, the cholesterol in these buildups probably makes them more stable. If you understand the role that cholesterol plays in cell structure, this is logical). The more narrow the artery, the more likely a clot will cause a blockage

So a deficency in vitamin K doesn’t cause the blood clots, or the atherclerosis, but the narrowed arteries that make the blood clots so dangerous.

It does appear that adding vitamin K to the diet can actually remove this calcification from the arteries, so yes it may seem logical to make up for the deficiency. The flip side as you say is the increased lkely blood of clots.

The first thing that would need to be done is to stabilse the plaque growths, then increase vitamin K.

Unfortunately most of the research concentrates on the false idea that dietary fat and cholesterol is the cause of the problem.

Not too many people will even give this a second thought as it goes against what they have blindly believed for the last 40 odd years (depending on age). One day they will discover that ignorance is not bliss

It great to see someone who takes an active interest in their health.

]]> By: sweetmanda20 http://www.vitaminsk.com/heart-diseases/deficiency-of-vitamin-k-can-lead-to-build-up-in-arteries-but-then-why-cant-you-give-vit-k-for-blood-clots/comment-page-1/#comment-416 sweetmanda20 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:11:04 +0000 http://www.vitaminsk.com/heart-diseases/deficiency-of-vitamin-k-can-lead-to-build-up-in-arteries-but-then-why-cant-you-give-vit-k-for-blood-clots/#comment-416 Vitamin K helps to prevent hemmorage, that is it helps to clot the blood. I am not sure where you got that information from, but Vitamin K clots blood...if you had a vitmain K deficiency you would be at a risk for hemmorage. Vitamin K helps to prevent hemmorage, that is it helps to clot the blood. I am not sure where you got that information from, but Vitamin K clots blood…if you had a vitmain K deficiency you would be at a risk for hemmorage.

]]> By: mdyh http://www.vitaminsk.com/heart-diseases/deficiency-of-vitamin-k-can-lead-to-build-up-in-arteries-but-then-why-cant-you-give-vit-k-for-blood-clots/comment-page-1/#comment-415 mdyh Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:51:00 +0000 http://www.vitaminsk.com/heart-diseases/deficiency-of-vitamin-k-can-lead-to-build-up-in-arteries-but-then-why-cant-you-give-vit-k-for-blood-clots/#comment-415 What you have read is bunk! Vitamin K has NOTHING to do with plaque buildup within arteries! Vitamink K can reverse the effects of a blood thinner called Coumadin, so if someone is bleeding from having too high a level of Coumadin, then Vit K is part of the treatment for that. What you have read is bunk! Vitamin K has NOTHING to do with plaque buildup within arteries! Vitamink K can reverse the effects of a blood thinner called Coumadin, so if someone is bleeding from having too high a level of Coumadin, then Vit K is part of the treatment for that.

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