Vitamin K WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Vitamin K
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting. It is found in foods such as cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, cereals, soybeans, and other vegetables.
Fast Facts:
- Vitamin K deficiency is very rare.
- Vitamin K is known as the clotting vitamin, because without it blood would not clot.
- Individuals with vitamin K deficiency are usually more likely to have bruising and bleeding.
- When supervised by a doctor, vitamin K is used to help reverse anticoagulation associated with coumadin therapy.
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Latest Headlines on Vitamin K
What is Vitamin K?
- Colorado State University: Vitamin K
- Vitamins & Health Supplements Guide: Vitamin K
- MedicineNet: Definition of Vitamin K
- American Cancer Society: Vitamin K
What Are The Uses for Vitamin K?
- United States Department of Agriculture: Vitamin K: Another Reason To Eat Your Greens
- Global Herbal Supplies: Vitamin K
- MedicineNet: Uses of Vitamin K
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Vitamin K?
- Connective Tissue Disorder Site: Common Conditions That May Result from a Vitamin K Deficiency
- Mayo Clinic: Precautions & Side Effects of Vitamin K
- MedicineNet: Precautions & Side Effects of Vitamin K
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Vitamin K
- Ask the Dietitian: Vitamin K
- vBulletin: Can I refuse Vitamin K shot in my newborn?
- Holistic Health Blog: Vitamin K Deficiency
- Nutritional Data Blog: Broccoli wars: Vitamin K and Blood-thinners
Clinical Trials for Vitamin K
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Vitamin K
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Vitamin K
Controversy and Lawsuits about Vitamin K
- Parent Dish: Vitamin K controversy?
- JAMA: Vitamin K Controversy Continues
- PubMed Central: The vitamin K controversy
- Vaccination Liberation: Vitamin K Controversy
Abuse of Vitamin K
- Health A to Z: Vitamin K Toxicity
- Springerboard: Toxicity Levels of Vitamin K
- Dynamic Chiropractic: A Quick Review of Vitamin Toxicity of Vitamin K
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Vitamin K
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Vitamin K
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Vitamin K
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Vitamin K
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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