{"id":19572,"date":"2010-04-10T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=19572"},"modified":"2010-04-10T13:10:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-10T18:10:39","slug":"vitamin-guide-a-to-zinc-vitamin-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/vitamin-guide-a-to-zinc-vitamin-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin Guide A to Zinc: Vitamin K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/vitamin-guide-a-to-zinc-vitamin-k\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19575\" title=\"vitamin k\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/spinach-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>Vitamin K is not a vitamin we typically hear much about. But, it is no less important in the functions of our body. Vitamin K helps the body make protein that is necessary for regulating normal blood clotting. It also works with Vitamin A and D in helping to build bones and kidney proteins. There have also been some recent studies that have shown that Vitamin K may improve the strength of bones if added to one\u2019s diet through a variety of fruit and vegetable sources.<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin K deficiency creates a problem with blood clotting, as not having enough of it in your diet will cause the blood to clot at a slower rate.  The problem then becomes excessive blood loss, which with injuries can be serious and have increase risks for death.Vitamin K deficiency can lead to hemorrhages.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The recommended daily intake is 90-120 micrograms for adults daily and getting it in your <a title=\"healthy diet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/\" target=\"_self\">diet<\/a> is relatively easy. Below is a list of the most common foods that are rich in Vitamin K. As you may notice, most sources are green fruits and vegetables:<\/p>\n<p>Spinach  \u2013 400micrograms<br \/>\n<a title=\"broccoli and sunburn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/sunburn-protection-from-an-unlikely-source\/\">Broccoli<\/a> \u2013 100 micrograms<br \/>\n<a title=\"kiwi fruit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/kiwi-a-hidden-nutritional-gem-of-a-fruit\/\" target=\"_self\">Kiwi<\/a> \u2013 30 micrograms<br \/>\nOkra \u2013 30 micrograms<br \/>\nGreen beans \u2013 10 micrograms<\/p>\n<p>Additional food sources include: blueberries, blackberries, Brussels sprouts, leeks, apples, and soybeans. If you prefer taking a vitamin K supplement, make sure that it is a fat-soluble vitamin. You can end up with too much of the vitamin in your body, since extra amounts are not flushed out as water-soluble vitamins. With supplementation you should cut down on foods high in the vitamin such as spinach.<\/p>\n<p><em>To see a sample of the rest of our vitamin guide, why not start at <a title=\"vitamin and supplements\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/vitamin-guide-from-a-to-zinc-vitamin-a\/\" target=\"_self\">Vitamin A<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin K helps the body make protein that is necessary for regulating normal blood clotting and also work with Vitamin A and D in helping to build bones and kidney proteins. There has also been some recent studies that have shown that Vitamin K may improve the strength of bones if added to one\u2019s diet through a variety of fruit and vegetable sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/vitamin-guide-a-to-zinc-vitamin-k\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[29,2680,1833,190],"class_list":["post-19572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-nutrition","tag-vitamin-guide","tag-vitamin-k","tag-vitamins"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19572"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19646,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19572\/revisions\/19646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}