Health & WellnessVitamins & NutritionVitamin K

Found in?

Vitamin K is created by the bacteria in our in calendarines and so strictly speaking is not considered a vitamin. Food sources of Vitamin K are tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, liver and green cabbage.

Functions?

Vitamin K is important for the blood clotting process.

Good for?

Helping newborns in their blood clotting functions and with people with bruising and bleeding disorders. Vitamin K has anti-tumor growth properties and increases patient survival rate when used in conjunction with radiotherapy.

Deficiency symptoms, adverse effects?

Toxicity is rare, and deficiency may lead to easy bruising and poor blood clotting.