{"id":10061,"date":"2025-05-27T20:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/?p=10061"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:06:02","slug":"vitamin-k2-a-critical-supplement-often-overlooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/es\/2025\/05\/vitamin-k2-a-critical-supplement-often-overlooked\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Tip from Dr. Vliet \u2013 Vitamin K2 ~ A Critical Supplement Often Overlooked"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s so special about Vitamin K?\u00a0 Often overlooked and underappreciated, Vitamin K has historically demonstrated benefits on bone and cardiovascular health, blood clotting as well as many other supportive roles in the body.\u00a0 In fact, Vitamin K deficiency can lead to prolonged bleeding times.<\/em> \u00a0Vitamin K1 and K2 both play crucial roles in blood clotting, K1 is primarily involved in activating liver proteins, while K2 is more involved in bone and cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n

In this health tip we explore natural sources of vitamin K, its different forms, and how vitamin K may be the missing piece in your supplement regimen!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naturally occurring vitamin K is found as either K1 (phylloquinone): <\/em><\/strong>
\nfound in foods such as green leafy vegetables, spinach, kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, kiwi, prunes, and black pepper
\nor K2 (menaquinones): <\/em><\/strong>synthesized by bacteria and are obtained from animal-based and fermented foods such as egg yolks, beef, chicken, natto, sauerkraut, dairy products, liver and organ meats.<\/p>\n

Menaquinones<\/strong> are designated as MK-n<\/strong>, where n denotes the length of the molecule\u2019s aliphatic side chain <\/strong>such as menaquione-4 (MK-4) or menaquione-7 (MK-7).<\/em><\/p>\n

The structural differences between K1 and K2 menaquinones impact their I. bioavailability and bioactivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n