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Calcium · 006

“Calcium always needs vitamin K.”

Vitamin K supports bone mineralisation, but deficiency is uncommon in healthy adults.

Vitamin K is required for the activation of proteins involved in bone mineralisation and the inhibition of vascular calcification. [14]

Vitamin K deficiency is relatively uncommon in healthy adults, and a normal diet usually provides an adequate source of vitamin K. [15]

Source data

[14] Herrmann M et al. Role of Vitamin K in Bone and Muscle Metabolism. Calcified Tissue International, 12 February 2022.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00223-022-00955-3

[15] Mladěnka P et al. Vitamin K – sources, physiological role, kinetics, deficiency, detection, therapeutic use, and toxicity. Nutrition Reviews, 10 March 2022.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8907489/

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