Vitamin K Benefits
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Vitamin K benefits include:
- Vitamin K makes the blood clot when the body is injured
The most important function of vitamin K is its ability to help create substances called prothrombin (factor II), the most important of the clotting factors. Prothrombin helps the blood clot whenever there is any injury to any tissues in the body. Prothrombin gets converted into fibrin (through a serious of conversion in between), the anti-clotting substance the body uses to create blood clotting and stem the flow of blood due to injury (either external or internal), which starts the healing process. - Vitamin K is given to people whose blood doesn't clot
Vitamin K is given to people whose blood does not clot properly and who may have a bleeding disorder (such as haemophilia) to help their blood function properly and produce the clotting factor and clot.
The most important function of vitamin K is its ability to help create substances called prothrombin (factor II), the most important of the clotting factors
- Vitamin K is also required for helping with bone growth and helps the bones retain their calcium
Vitamin K is necessary for ensuring proper bone growth, by allowing the bones to retain their calcium and allow for more bone growth and development, reducing the amount of bone destruction. Studies have shown that vitamin K helps to reduce loss of bone density, which is related to the development of osteoporosis. Studies also show that if osteoporosis has started, vitamin K supplementation (together with calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and vitamin D) may help to slow down the disease more so than if the vitamin K was not added. - Vitamin K kills tumour cells
Recent research shows that vitamin K destroys cancer cells of tumours and prevents them from growing any further. This means that vitamin K has antineoplastic (anti tumour growth) properties. Research also suggests that vitamin K helps cancer patients survive longer by enhancing the effects of radiation therapy on the tumour cells of the cancer. This research into vitamin K's effects on cancer are ongoing.