Vitamin K2 Deficiency: A Global Health Problem -

Vitamin K2 Deficiency: A Global Health Problem -

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in proper blood clotting.  New functions of a specific form of vitamin called vitamin K2 are now being discovered.

Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone) is distinguished from K1 by the presence of side chains in the structure, varying in length from 1 to 14 chains. The number indicates if it is menaquinone 4, menaquinone 7, menaquinone 9, etc.

The most commonly supplemented form of vitamin K2 is menaquinone-7.

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