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bones (osteoporosis) while having an excess of calcium in their arteries (atherosclerosis)? This is the “calcium paradox”. Researchers have finally uncovered the connection between these two serious health conditions: vitamin K. Vitamin K is a group of fat-soluble vitamins first recognized for their role in blood clotting. For this reason, it had long been thought that deficiencies of vitamin K were rare; otherwise they would reveal themselves in some kind of bleeding disorder. Studies show that low level vitamin K deficiency in tissues such as bone and blood vessels exists widely in seemingly healthy adult populations. At the same time the discovery of vitamin K-dependent proteins in bone has revealed this vitamin’s most important function – aiding bone development by acting as a regulator and director of calcium in the tissues. Vitamin K helps guide calcium towards the areas of the body where it is needed, such as the skeleton, and away from areas where it could have a negative effect, such as the cardiovascular system. |
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