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Vitamin K is essential for building bone mass.

By OxidativeState · · 1 min read

PubMed: Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) effectively prevents fractures and sustains lumbar bone mineral density in osteoporosis

Vitamin K is essential for building bone mass.

Vitamin k increased osteocalcin count(the cells that build our bones).

decreased under-carboxylated osteocalcin the inactive version that needs vitamin k to become active.

MK-4 levels rise which shows the product was absorbed.

Phylloquinone(k1) no change as non was taken.

Vitamin K reduced a lot bone mass loss, the group that did not received vitamin k lost a lot of bone.

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The study

  1. Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) effectively prevents fractures and sustains lumbar bone mineral density in osteoporosisJ Bone Miner Res · 2000 · PMID 10750566
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