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Vitamin K
Vitamin K is part of the group of the fat soluble vitamins. It can happen as a phylloquinone (K1) or as a menaquinone (K2). The plants form phylloquinone mainly and the nutrition is taken about. Menaquinone is formed by bacteria in the intestine flora of the man. Green vegetables, grains, tomatoes, liver, milk are and dairy products particularly rich to vitamin K.
Vitamin K plays an important role in the metabolism. Vitamin K1 is taken by the body about the fat absorption, K2 achieves the intestine tissue to vitamin by diffusion. You get transported to liver, kidney and bone marrow and up to max. 14 days stored about the blood. The excretion is then carried out via the gall and kidneys.
Vitamin K is responsible for the blood coagulation, i.e. protects at internal bleedings and at injuries from bleeding to death.
Deficiency symptoms are triggered by influence of medicines or diseases mostly. Bleedings frequently appear and the blood needs more time but otherwise to coagulate. The wounds are healed more slowly after operative operations or at injuries.
Daily requirement is 0.001 mg/kg body weight.
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