Vitamin K: Benefits, Food sources

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Various processes in our body is dependent of Vitamin K. Most importantly it helps to make protein, require for blood clotting. It can be found naturally in food and it is naturally made  in small intestine by bacteria.  

BENEFITS

• Vitamin K is helpful in bone metabolism, making your bones strong and strengthen.

• Vitamin K lowers the risks of many heart disease such as stroke.

• Vitamin K is helpful in preventing excessive blood loss.

• Vitamin K maintain healthy blood vessel.

FOOD SOURCES

Daily requirements of Vitamin K is best found in:

• dark, leafy green vegetables: spinach, parsley, turnip green, mustard green etc.

• other vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower.

• fruits like kiwi, blue berries, black berries, grapes and pomegranate.

• meat, fish and egg.

Research shows that the use of Vitamin K improves the death rate. we should keep our diet well balanced so that we can meet the daily requirement of vitamin K in our diet.