Large study suggests people with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs

Medical Xpress / European Respiratory Society / ERJ Open Research ^ | Aug. 9, 2023 | Torkil Jespersen et al

[ConservativeMind]

Vitamin K is available in multiple forms across many foods but is best found in Japanese natto, where it’s part of the slimy portion. The form in that is K2-MK7, which lasts much longer in the body than the other forms, K and K2-MK4.

We just take a combo form of the three. Natto is okay, but hard to find and higher in carbs, being fermented soybeans.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Az Joe]

I take a combo of D3 (5000 IU) and K2 (100mcg) daily. Fish oil too (1360mg).

[peggybac]

I’ve been taking Vitamin K since reading about it here on a Covid thread. The brand I purchase - hope it is OK:

Solaray Vitamin K-1 100mcg | Healthy Bone Structure, Blood Clotting, Protein Synthesis Support | Non-GMO, Vegan & Lab Verified | 100 Tablets

[Jyotishi]

‘K.

[leaning conservative]

I read an article about natto & the photos almost made me gag! It seems to be a very polarizing food.

[leaning conservative]

I should have added: I’m not a picky eater....love all types of food, but I am absolutely not trying natto.

[pepsionice]

Generally, if you did eat a salad at least 3 times a week, you probably are getting enough Vit K. For a guy, if you were doing the vitamin pill routine....120 mcg is your limit. Women? 90 mcg.

There’s supposed to be some reports to say Vit K improves memory in older adults.

[small farm girl]

I always love hiw they recommend taking supplements...please don’t add romaine, or chard, or spinach, or kale to you diet, def get it from a pill. :(

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Koncentrated K

Best one I can find

[icclearly]

So, exactly how is it that I know if I should take vitamin K?

[goodnesswins]

If you take vit D3...you need to take K2

[matthew fuller]

This is the one I prefer-

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Super-90-Softgel/dp/B07RL1J9BV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2O7C3PK38F8WS&keywords=LEF+Super+K&qid=1692020971&sprefix=lef+super+k%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-1

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I have an artificial heart valve and take warfarin for the last 33 years. Must watch my Vitamin K intake very carefully. No problems yet.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***People with lower levels of vitamin K were also more likely to say they had COPD, asthma or wheezing***

No problems here. Been on warfarin for the last 33 years and must watch my VK intake very close. Get an INR blood test every week.

[Albion Wilde]

Natto, being soy-based, is dangerous for people with vulnerability to thyroid illness, which includes many folks of Irish ethnicity.

When I read the list of Vitamin K foods on Wikipedia, I eat 3/4ths of the list regularly, and some daily. It’s hard to imagine anyone being deficient in K, unless they eat nothing but sweet tea and Twinkies.

[Albion Wilde]

If you take vit D3...you need to take K2

Why is that?

[Albion Wilde]

Get an INR blood test every week.

Lordy -- one's veins would be totally scarred unless they can do it with the fingerstick.

[goodnesswins]

D3 alone hardens arteries