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Important facts about vitamin K

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Human body requires vitamin K for complete synthesis of certain proteins that are prerequisites for blood coagulation and which the body also needs for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues. Without vitamin K, blood coagulation is seriously impaired and low levels also weaken bones and promote calcification of arteries and other soft tissues. The Sydney University Professor Dr Ostoja Vucic told us more about vitamin K...


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Human body requires vitamin K for complete synthesis of certain proteins that are prerequisites for blood coagulation and which the body also needs for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues. Without vitamin K, blood coagulation is seriously impaired and low levels also weaken bones and promote calcification of arteries and other soft tissues. The Sydney University Professor Dr Ostoja Vucic told us more about vitamin K...



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