Vitamin K.and the liver?
I review a lot of medical records at my job but I am not a medical person….I read a lot about Vitamin K — when there is a liver problem. WHAT has Vitamin K and is it a good idea to take it for a healthy liver? I’m taking supplements/vitamins and I’m just not sure about this. It doesn’t seem like a lot of mgs. but I was just wondering about this. What contains Vitamin K
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Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin. The “K” is derived from the German word “koagulation”. Coagulation refers to blood clotting, because vitamin K is essential for the functioning of several proteins involved in blood clotting (1).
Vitamin K is found in a number of foods, including leafy greens, cauliflower and, if you consider it a food, liver. However, the chief source of vitamin K is synthesis by bacteria in the large intestine, and in most cases, absence of dietary vitamin K is not at all deleterious….
Liver disease that results in decreased bile salt synthesis leads to impaired vitamin K absorption and deficiency.
Vitamin K: Vitamin K is important for blood clotting and the building of a protein in the bones. If you are taking a blood thinner like Warfarin (Coumadin), get a supplement that does not contain vitamin K, which interferes with the actions of Warfarin.
Daily Value = 80 micrograms
I see supplements of vitamin K used in blood disorders like von Widebronds. It’s invaluable for a first line defense.