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A Review of the Effect of Diet on Cardiovascular Calcification (Nicoll R, et al.)
Cardiovascular (CV) calcification is a systemic disease known as sub-clinical atherosclerosis and is recognized as a predictor…
Effects of phylloquinone supplementation on lipid profile in women with rheumatoid arthritis: a double blind placebo controlled study (Kolahi, S, et al.)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an excess mortality from cardiovascular disease, which is likely attributed to…
Treatment of glucocorticoid-induced low bone mineral density in children: a systematic review (Jayasena A, et al.)
Glucocorticoids are widely used in pediatric practice, and long-term systemic GC therapy is associated with many side…
Menaquinone-7 supplementation improves arterial stiffness in healthy postmenopausal women: double-blind, randomised clinical trial (Knapen MHJ, et al.)
In recent years, there has been a strong focus on the role of arterial stiffness in the…
Vitamin K supplementation for cystic fibrosis (Jagannath VA, et al.)
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that can lead to multi-organ dysfunction. Malabsorption of fat and fat-soluble…
Does vitamin K2 play a role in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis for postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (Huang ZB, et al.)
Researchers sought to identify the role of Vitamin K2 for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in…
ASBMR 2014 Presentation: Vitamin K(1) supplements failed to improve BMD in postmenopausal osteopenia (Huang ZB, et al.)
Women with osteopenia after menopause demonstrating low vitamin K1 concentrations did not improve bone mineral density (BMD)…
Low-dose menaquinone-4 improves γ-carboxylation of osteocalcin in young males: a non-placebo-controlled dose-response study (Nakamura E., et al.)
Menaquinone-4 (MK-4) is a type of vitamin K that has a physiological function in maintaining bone quality…
Vitamin K Status in Healthy Volunteers
A study conducted by VitaK BV, the research Institute in Maastrict, Netherland, found that children and adults…
Three-Year Low-Dose Menaquinone-7 Supplementation Helps Decrease Bone Loss in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis, a disease that leads to an increased risk of fractures…