Coagulation refers to the process of blood clot formation.
Vitamin K is essential to expedite the process of blood clotting.
Vitamin K deficiency will cause prolonged bleeding when there is trauma or injury because blood can not clot.
Vitamin K deficiency can occur in newborn babies, and people who take certain antibiotics.
Proteins in the body that are most affected by a deficiency of vitamin K is a blood clotting protein called prothrombin.
Functions of Vitamin K
• Coagulation (blood clotting)
Require a blood clot to form factors as a mechanism to stop the bleeding when it occurs cuts, bruises, and other injuries.
One important factor is vitamin K. Without vitamin K, the wound will not stop bleeding that can be life-threatening.
• Osteoporosis
The body needs Vitamin K to help bone calcium binding. Calcium is essential to ensure the health and strength of bones.
In the long term, vitamin K deficiency can lead to osteoporosis, or brittle bones and brittle.
• Kill Cancer Cells
In laboratory experiments, vitamin K seems to be able to slow or kill the tumor cells.
However, further research is needed to support this conclusion.
Food Sources of Vitamin K
Food sources of vitamin K include:
• spinach
• Brussels sprouts
• green beans
• asparagus
• broccoli
• kale
• mustard
• green beans
• carrot
Recommended dose of Vitamin K
• Children: ( 4-6 years ) - 20ug
• Children: ( 7-14 years ) - 30ug
• Adult ( 15-18 years ) - Men ( 65ug ) , Women ( 55ug )
• Adult ( 19-24 years ) - Men ( 70ug ) , Women ( 60ug )
• Adult ( 25-50 years ) - Men ( 80ug ) , Women ( 65ug )
• Adult ( 50 + years ) - Men ( 80ug ) , Women ( 65ug )
Vitamin K deficiency , although rare hard freeze can cause blood when injury occurs.
Severe deficiency can cause fatal anemia . Vitamin K -deficient animals will have bone problems , and stop growing taller .
Vitamin K deficiency can occur in newborns , especially in the event of premature birth .
Newborns have a sterile intestine , so there is no bacteria in the gut to produce vitamin K2 .
This makes the infant more susceptible to vitamin K deficiency , especially if their dietary intake of this vitamin deficiency will .
Vitamin K deficiency can also occur in people who have problems of fat absorption , such as celiac disease , chronic diarrhea , intestinal bypass surgery , chronic pancreatitis , and liver disease .
People who have impaired renal function , or using antibiotics for a long time are also at greater risk of experiencing a deficiency of vitamin K.
