Vitamin K Deficiency

Question: Could Vitamin K deficiency be a cause of rings under the eyes? If so, can you list the types of foods that will give have vitamin K.

Answer: You might be lacking iron also..

Question: Is a person with Vitamin K deficiency at a higher or lower risk for having a heart attack?

Answer: Research is starting to show that Vitamin K does more than play a role in blood clotting. It appears that it is important in determining where calcium is deposited. For instance woman who consume more vitamin K have a higher bone density and less calcification of the arteries. This indicates that Vitamin K may ensure calcium is deposited where it should be, in the bones rather than the arteries. Experiments on rats have shown Vitamin K to not only prevent calcification of the arteries, but to actually reverse it. Considering calcium deposits in the arteries cause a huge reduction in the elasticity of the arteries, I would say that a Vitamin K deficiency increases the persons chance of having a heart attack, or stroke for that matter. Some researchers now believe that heart disease is actually a deficiency of Vitamin K, but more research needs to done on subject

Question: Which factors in the coagulation pathway is affected by Vitamin K deficiency?

Answer: Factors II (Prothrombin), VII, IX, and X are the pro-coagulants which are vitamin K dependent. Protein C and Protein S are also vitamin K dependent. They are anti-coagulant, and technically they are part of the coagulation pathway as well.

Question: Why is blood clotting abnormal in patients with vitamin K deficiency?

Answer: as vit. k helpsin clotting of blood. its help in conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin d fibrin clots blood

Question: What foods are a good source of vitamin K? I was told shadows under the eye could be a form of vitamin K deficiency, so I was wondering what foods are a good source of vitamin K? I already take a woman's multivitamin, but they just don't seem to be enough. Thank you for your answers and God bless.

Answer: Tabell 3. Gruppering av livsmedel efter innehåll av vitamin K1. Hög halt >100 �g/100g Broccoli (110-290) Brysselkål (220-290) Dill (280) Gråslök (190) Grönkål (120-480) Huvudsallat (100-160) Majonnäs (140) Persiljeblad (360-540) Pumpafröolja (110) Rapsolja (30-1 50) Sojaolja (145-260) Spenat (270-400) Vattenkrasse (250) Vitkål (100-150) Purpurtång* (1385) Måttlig halt 20-100 �g/100g Avokado Gröna bönor Gröna ärter lsbergssallat Kiwi Lever (nöt) Margarin Olivolja Pistaschnötter Rödkål Salladskål Sparris Surkål Svartayinbär Vetekli Blekselleri Konbu, kelp ** (66) Låg halt �g/100g Aubergine Blomkål Bröd Bär (el sv vinbär) Champinjoner Choklad Fisk Frukt (ej kiwi) Jordnötsolja Kaffe Kaffebröd, kakor m m Kronärtskocka Kycklinglever Kött Unser Läsk Lök Majsolja Mjöl, gryn Mjölk Nötter (ej pistasch) Oliver Ost, Keso Paprika Potatis Rotfrukter Smör Solrosolja Sparris Squash Te Tistelfröolja Tomat Torkade bönor *Porthyra sp. **Laminaria sp. (brunalger: fingertång) 1 Grupperingen baseras på Livsmedelsverkets analyser och på litteraturdata i SLV-rapport Vitamin K Vitamin K är nödvändigt för blodets koagulering. Hur mycket vitamin K behöver vi varje dag? 65 mikrogram, kvinnor 80 mikrogram, män Rekommenderat dagsintag enligt Recommended Dietary Allowances, Food and Nutrition Board, USA 1989. Hur får vi i oss vitamin K? Gröna bladgrönsaker är en mycket bra källa för vitamin K. Tillräckliga mängder bildas normalt av våra tarmbakterier. Uppdaterad: 2007-02-13 sam food you can eat may englis is not so good you hav lot of k vitamin in de left tabell (>100 μg/100g) midel tabell (20-100 μg/100g) and de rait tabell is loest (<20μg/100g) μg=mikrogram Bilaga 3. Swedish-English Glossary Swedish term English term Grönsaker och rotfrukter Vegetables Avokado Avocado Blomkål Cauliflower Broccoli Broccoli Brysselkål Brussels sprouts Champinjoner Champignon Gräslök Chive Gröna bönor Green beans Gröna ärter Peas Grönkål Kale Grönsaksblandning, fryst Vegetable mix, fozen Gula ärter, torkade Peas, died Gurka Cucumber Huvudsallad Leaf lettuce Isbergssallad American lettuce/Iceberg type Kronärtskocka Artichoces Limabönor, torkade Lima bean, dry Linser, torkade Lentils, dry Lök Onion, yellow Majskorn Corn Morot Carrot Oliver svarta Olives, black Paprika grön Pepper, green Paprika röd Pepper, red Persiljeblad Parsley Potatis Potato Purjolök Leek Rädisor Radish Rödbeta Beet Rödkål Red cabbage Salladskål eller kinesisk kål Chinese cabbage Sojabönor torkade Soybeans Sparris grön eller vit Asparagus Spenat Spinach Squash zucchini eller courgette Squash Stjälkselleri eller blekselleri Celery Surkål, konserv Sauerkraut, canned Tomat Tomato Tomatjuice konserv drickfärdig Tomato juice Tomatketchup Tomato ketchup/Catsup Vattenkrasse Watercress, raw Vitkål Cabbage, white 32 Swedish term English term Frukt och bär Fruits and berries Ananas Pineapple Ananas konserv Pineapple, canned Ananasjuice Pineapple juice Apelsin Orange Apelsinjuice Orange juice Aprikoser Apricot Aprikoser konserv Apricot, canned Banan Banana Blåbär Blueberry/bilberry Citron Lemon Grapefrukt Grapefruit Grapefruktjuice Grapefruit juice Hallon Raspberry Jordgubbar Strawberry Katrinplommon Prune Kiwi Kiwi fruit Körsbär söta Cherry Lingon Lingonberry Nyponsoppa, pulver Rose hip soup powder Persika Peach Plommon Plum Plommonjuice Plum juice Päron Pear Päron konserv Pear, canned Russin Raisins, dried Röda vinbär Red currant Svarta vinbär Black currant Tranbärsjuice Cranberry juice Vattenmelon Water melon Vindruvor Grapes Vindruvsjuice Grape juice Äpple med skal Apple with peel Äppeljuice Apple juice Äppelmos Nötter och frön Dairy products Jordnötter, rostade Peanuts, dry, roasted Jordnötssmör Peanut butter Nötter, blandade, ej jordnötter Mixed nuts, no peanuts, dry roasted Pecannötter Peacan nuts Pistachnötter Pistachio nut Ost fett 28% Cheese, 28% fat Sesamfrön Sesame seed, dry Mejeriprodukter Dairy products Bröstmjölk eller humanmjölk Human milk Dessertost Desert cheese Fil fett 3% Cultured milk, 3% fat Glass Vanilla ice-cream Gräddfil fett 12% Cultured cream, 12% fat Helmjölkpulver Milk dried whole Keso fett 4% Cottage cheese, 4% fat Lättmjölk fett 0.5% Low-fat milk 0.5% fat Lättyoghurt Low-fat yoghurt Mjölk Milk Mjölk kondenserad, konserv Evaporated milk, canned Ost fett 28% Cheese, 28% fat Smältost Processed cheese Sorbet Sherbet Grädde Cream Yoghurt naturell fett 3% Yoghurt, plain, 3% fat 33 Swedish term English term Kött, fisk och ägg Meat, fish and eggs Fiskpinnar Fish sticks Griskött Pork Kalkon Turkey Kalv Veal Kyckling Chicken Kycklinglever Chicken liver Lamm Lamb Leverpastej Liver patty Nötkött Beef Nötfärs Beef minced Nötlever Beef liver Regnbåge Rainbow trout Renskav, fryst Reindeer meat, frozen Sill inlagd Herrin

Question: what population group has the highest risk for vitamin K deficiency? a. adults b. elderly c. newborns d. teenagers

Answer: Not Koreans, that's for sure.

Question: I have racoon eyes...if this is a vitamin k deficiency...couldn't I just put sliced bananas over my eyes? I try and eat plenty of spinach, cabbage, and other green veggies...but on the day's like today when I've stayed up all night and have to be to work in the morning...that's when my eye's are really noticable. And also, do the 1000mg vitamin k pills work at all? Concealer...are you serious...ha ha ha...*...so should I use Mac or Avon?

Answer: Sounds like you need a good night's sleep! Of course staying up all night will, sooner or later, start to show up on your face. Taking care of yourself isn't just about eating and exercising- it's about rest, too. Your body waits until you're asleep to do it's major healing. If you don't rest it has to draw on depleted supplies. Don't fall into the trap of thinking a pill will fix everything. Sometimes it takes work- and sometimes it takes a rest! In the meantime, mix a LITTLE coral or orange lipstick with concealer and pat it on well under your eyes (pat, don't rub) then, if you need to, pat a little more plain concealer over it. The circles look black, but they're actually blue. The opposite of blue on the color wheel is orange so adding that to your concealer will neutralize the circles better. Just go easy and pat to blend very well. A makeup sponge also blends very well when you use it to pat.

Question: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Help my 21 month old son....Vitamin K deficiency? I just found out today that my son has a vitamin K deciciency, hes 21 months... and I dont know what it means. The idiots at the hospital couldnt give me any information, and his doctor left before I could call her. I tried looking it up on the internet and I have found nothing helpful except that it can cause leukemia. Please tell me what it is, and what to do.... PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer: Vitamin K deficiency exists when chronic failure to eat sufficient amounts of vitamin K results in a tendency for spontaneous bleeding or in prolonged and excessive bleeding with trauma or injury. Vitamin K deficiency occurs also in newborn infants, as well as in people treated with certain antibiotics. The protein in the body most affected by vitamin K deficiency is a blood-clotting protein called prothrombin. Description Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin. The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin K is 80 mg/day for the adult man, 65 mg/day for the adult woman, and 5 mg/day for the newborn infant. The vitamin K present in plant foods is called phylloquinone; while the form of the vitamin present in animal foods is called menaquinone. Both of these vitamins are absorbed from the diet and converted to an active form called dihydrovitamin K. Spinach, lettuce, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cabbage are good sources of vitamin K, containing about 8 mg vitamin K/kg food. Cow milk is also a good source of the vitamin. A portion of the body's vitamin K is supplied by bacteria living in the intestine rather than by dietary sources. Vitamin K plays an important role in blood clotting. Without the vitamin, even a small cut would cause continuous bleeding in the body, and death. Blood clotting is a process that begins automatically when any injury produces a tear in a blood vessel. The process of blood clotting involves a collection of molecules, which circulate continuously through the bloodstream. When an injury occurs, these molecules rapidly assemble and form the blood clot. The clotting factors are proteins, and include proteins called Factor II, Factor VII, Factor IX, and Factor X. Factor II is also called prothrombin. These proteins require vitamin K for their synthesis in the body. The blood-clotting process also requires a dozen other proteins that do not need vitamin K for their synthesis. Causes and symptoms Newborns are especially prone to vitamin K deficiency. A nursing-mother's milk is low in the vitamin; breast milk can supply only about 20% of the infant's requirement. Infants are born with low levels of vitamin K in their body; they do not have any vitamin K-producing bacteria in their intestines. Their digestive tracts are sterile. As a result, a form of vitamin K deficiency, called hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, may develop. This disease involves spontaneous bleeding beneath the skin or elsewhere in the infant's body, and occurs in about 1% of all infants. In rare cases, it causes death due to spontaneous bleeding in the brain. Vitamin K deficiency in adults is rare. When it occurs, it is found in people with diseases that prevent the absorption of fat. These diseases include cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, and cholestasis. Vitamin K deficiency can exist in adults treated with antibiotics that kill the bacteria that normally live in the digestive tract. As mentioned, the intestine-bacteria supply part of our daily requirement of vitamin K. Vitamin K deficiency can result in bleeding gums, and in skin that is easily bruised. Others who may benefit from supplemental vitamin K include those taking medications that interact with it or deplete the supply. It also appears to have some effectiveness in preventing osteoporosis, but some studies done involved patients using a high dietary intake of the vitamin rather than supplements. In 2003, however, a group of Japanese researchers reported that supplemental doses of vitamin K2 given together with vitamin D3 appeared to reduce bone turnover and sustain bone density in postmenopausal women with mild osteoporosis. Chronically low levels of vitamin K are correlated with higher risk of hip fracture in older men and women. A study done in 2003 reported that the current recommended dietary intake for vitamin K in adults may not be adequate for older women. Diagnosis Vitamin K status is measured by the prothrombin time test. The normal prothrombin time is about 13 seconds. With vitamin K deficiency, the prothrombin time can be several minutes. The test involves taking a sample of blood, placing it in a machine called a fibrometer, and measuring the time it takes for blood-clot formation. Blood-clotting problems can also be caused by a rare genetic disease called hemophilia. Hemophilia is not related to vitamin K deficiency. Once vitamin K deficiency is suspected, further tests must be used to distinguish it from possible hemophilia. Where a bleeding disorder can be corrected by vitamin K treatment, the diagnosis of vitamin K deficiency is proven to be correct. Treatment Vitamin K deficiency in newborn infants is treated and prevented with a single injection of phylloquinone (5 mg). Adults with vitamin K deficiency are treated with daily oral doses of 10 mg phylloquinone for one week. Prognosis The prognosis for correcting vitamin K deficiency, and associated blood-clotting problems, is excellent.

Question: what causes vitamin k deficiency?

Answer: Not consuming enough vitamin K from one's diet can contribute to a deficiency. Dietary vitamin K is highest in leafy green vegetables such as lettuce, kale, broccoli and collard greens. These are foods that many people don't eat frequently. A diet with high intakes of salicylates can block vitamin K. Salicylates are found in foods such as nuts, fruits, spices and mints. Aspirin is a salicylate. Blocking vitamin K is why aspirin can "thin" the blood - it basically keeps blood from coagulating. This is why too much aspirin can cause stomach and intestinal bleeding.

Question: Deficiency of Vitamin K can lead to build up in arteries, but then why can't you give Vit K for blood clots? I have read that deficiency of Vitamin K can lead to build up in arteries. But at the same time I have read that if a person has blood clots you aren't supposed to give Vitamin K since it promotes clotting of blood. This doesn't make sense to me. One of the reasons why a person might have had blood clots in the first place is because of a deficiency of Vitamin K. Then wouldn't the appropriate thing be to slowly make up for the deficiency? wiseowl_00. Excellent links. Especially: http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2000/feb0… "According to researchers, this is the first study in rats demonstrating that arterial calcification—and resulting decreased arterial distensibility—is reversible by a high intake of vitamin K." "Reversible", thats exactly what I wanted to know.

Answer: Vitamin K deficience does indeed to play a part in CHD, but not in prevention of athersclreosis. It is now becoming apparent that Vitamin K plays an impotrant role in determining where calcium is deposited. Those with a vitamin K deficience tend to have calcium deposited whithin athersclelopic plaque, thus hardening the arteries as well as higher risk of hip fractures. this hardening narrows the arteries. Studies done in the middle of last century on cattle herding tribes from africa, who did not suffer heart attacks, showed the same degree of athersclerosis as americans, who were starting to suffer increasing numbers of heart attacks. What was different was that the africans' arteries were more pliable They were able to widen to compensate for the plaque buildup, while the americans were calcified- they were hard and narrowed as the plaque built up, restricting blood flow. Blood clots within coronary arteries are most likely due to unstable plaque rupturing (ironically, the cholesterol in these buildups probably makes them more stable. If you understand the role that cholesterol plays in cell structure, this is logical). The more narrow the artery, the more likely a clot will cause a blockage So a deficency in vitamin K doesn't cause the blood clots, or the atherclerosis, but the narrowed arteries that make the blood clots so dangerous. It does appear that adding vitamin K to the diet can actually remove this calcification from the arteries, so yes it may seem logical to make up for the deficiency. The flip side as you say is the increased lkely blood of clots. The first thing that would need to be done is to stabilse the plaque growths, then increase vitamin K. Unfortunately most of the research concentrates on the false idea that dietary fat and cholesterol is the cause of the problem. Not too many people will even give this a second thought as it goes against what they have blindly believed for the last 40 odd years (depending on age). One day they will discover that ignorance is not bliss It great to see someone who takes an active interest in their health.