The health benefits of Vitamin K

Abstract

Vitamin K has important functions within the body, some of which are still being discovered. Research has shown that Vitamin K is an anticalcification, anticancer, bone-forming and insulin-sensitising molecule. Recent data indicate that subclinical Vitamin K deficiency is not uncommon. Additionally, Vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin may cause detrimental side effects, which may partly be blunted through Vitamin K supplementation.