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Vitamin K or Phytomenadione
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Vitamin K has many properties or phytomenadione but notable for its preventive action of internal bleeding and care of the bones.
There are 3 kinds of vitamin K: K1, K2 and K3.
Like vitamins (A, D and E), vitamin K requires the absorption of fat and bile to be absorbed properly. Briefly stored in the liver and excreted quickly.
Both acids and antioxidants such as ultraviolet light and destroy vitamin K. But resisting the cooking and storage.
Benefits of vitamin K or Phytomenadione
It is primarily useful for blood clotting.
Their action prevents internal bleeding. Assists in bone metabolism. When calcium binds to another protein, vitamin K influences according to their levels in the coagulation, mineralization and calcium reabsorption by the kidney.
In osteoporosis treatments can add vitamin K.
Symptoms of vitamin K deficiency or Phytomenadione
The deficit is measured by the level of pro thrombin in blood as it depends solely on vitamin K.
There is usually normal except for vitamin K deficiency in newborns, since no bacterial synthesis in the gut and has no hepatic reserve, or people who do not have a good intestinal absorption of fats, bile failure or misuse liver .
Consumption of certain antibiotics (such as anticoagulants and anticonvulsants) and sulfa drugs anti vitamins and cause inhibition of vitamin K.
The symptoms are the internal and external bleeding and capillary fragility with red spots. Read the rest of this entry »