Vitamin K2 Awareness in Sun-Protected Patients Supplementing with Vitamin D

Abstract

Dermatologists often recommend vitamin D for sun-protected patients. Most patients are not aware of the key role vitamin K2 plays in vitamin D metabolism and do not receive sufficient dietary vitamin K2. A survey of 50 sun-protecting patients shows 4/50 understood the role of vitamin K2 and 1/50 was supplementing vitamin K2.Therefore, counseling on vitamin K2 supplementation may be of benefit to sun-protected dermatology patients.