subject: Preventive Role Of Vitamin K In Human Life [print this page] Vitamin K denotes a group of lipophilic, hydrophobic vitamins that are required for the post translational modification of certain proteins, mostly required for blood coagulation. People should know about the best sources of vitamin K are spinach, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, green beans, asparagus, broccoli, kale and mustard greens. And the very good sources of vitamin K includes green peas and carrots. Also vitamin K is best known for its role in healthy blood clotting. People should know about the important benefits of vitamin K such as protect bones from weakening or fracture, as it will help in avoiding symptoms of vitamin K.
And those persons found deficient in vitamin K are first and foremost to have symptoms related to problematic blood clotting and bleeding. The vitamin K symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding, gum bleeding, bleeding within the digestive tract, nose bleeding, easy bruising, blood in the urine, prolonged clotting times, hemorrhaging, and anemia. Not only this the second level of vitamin K deficiency-related symptoms involves bone problems. There are several other symptoms of vitamin K such as loss of bone, decrease in bone mineral density, and fractures-including common age-related fractures such as of hips. The person should know about the high-vitamin K foods so that can avoid the above mentioned symptoms in the body.
Also high-vitamin K foods allow the blood to clot normally , protect bones from fracture , prevent postmenopausal bone loss , prevent calcification of arteries , and provide possible protection against liver and prostate cancer . There are many health conditions which indicates the consumption of vitamin K such as excessive bleeding, easy bruising , problems with calcification of the blood vessels or heart valves , and problems with bone fracture or bone weakening . Vitamin K may play a role in the prevention and treatment of the most health conditions such as anticoagulant therapy , bone fracture , chronic liver disease , cystic fibrosis , hardening of the arteries , inflammatory bowel disease , Liver cancer , Pancreatic cancer , Kidney stones Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy , Osteopenia, osteoporosis and Thrombosis . It is important for the person to visit sites to collect relevent information to boost health level with vitamin k consumption.
