07-18-2007, 10:47 AM
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Vitamin K - More May Be Needed
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7/18/2007- Many apparently healthy people may be vitamin K deficient, says a new review, potentially increasing the risk of bone loss and also for arterial calcification.
Writing in the journal Thrombosis and Haemostasis, scientists from University of Maastricht's VitaK & Cardiovascular Research Institute CARIM state that it is questionable if present recommendations are sufficient to cover the requirements of [non-liver] tissues.
Indeed, tests looking at levels of under-carboxylated species of osteocalcin and matrix Gla protein (MGP) - generated in vitamin K deficiency - were substantial in "apparently healthy subjects", said the reviewers.
"This raises the intriguing question of whether all (or: most) apparently healthy adults are subclinically vitamin K deficient," wrote lead author Ellen Cranenburg.
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Vitamin K Deficiency Common?
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