The Importance And Benefits Of Vitamin K

One of the not no famous vitamins, but also vital for our healthy living is Vitamin K.
Its most important role is in the blood coagulation. It heps us stop bleeding and getting healthy again after we get cut. Persons with deficiency in Vitamin K have the tendency to excessive bruising and/or nose bleeding. These can cause grave problems if are seriously hurt, as they bleed for a long time.

Approximatively half of our daily dose of vitamin K, is taken from leafy, green vegetables as broccoli, asparagus, spinach, sweet potatoes, apricots. Also it is contained in vegetable oils like olive, canola and soybean oils.

Other easy to find sources of K vitamin are yogurt and some cheese; a liquid form of this vitamin is found in green tea and - surprisingly- in coffee.

I know we all are trying to avoid fats, but sometimes they are needed. Some nutrients are fat soluble -like vitamin K, A, D, E and F. With other words, for their absorption it is necessary to come into contact with some oils, fats.

There are more K vitamins: K!and K2 are fat-soluble and can be found in natural sources; K3 is the synthetic version for t people who cannot consume vitamin K naturally because they lack bile, an enzyme necessary for fat-soluble vitamins absorption.

Vitamin K has another important function: to improve the bone health and reduce risk of bone fractures, especially for post menopausal women, as they have the risk to get osteoporosis.

The majority of us will never have to worry about our body's vitamin K intake, but it's always good to know.
Although it is not so popular, Vitamin K has also been found to have cosmetic benefits.