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Vitamin K2-7 is an important vitamin required for bone and cardiovascular health

July 22, 2021 by admin

Vitamin K is a cofactor for enzyme, γ-glutamylcarboxylase. This γ-carboxylation allows VKD proteins to bind calcium. Vitamin K is required for the activity of coagulation and anticoagulation factors and for the binding of osteocalcin to hydroxyapatite in bone.1Both forms of vitamin K, K1 and K2, are essential in maintaining blood hemostasis and optimal bone and […]

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Heart health a good predictor of bone health

May 17, 2021 by admin

Osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are age-related diseases. Traditionally, these two conditions were considered unrelated and their coexistence was attributed to independent age-related processes. However, an increasing body of biological and epidemiological evidence has provided support for a link between the two conditions that cannot be explained by age alone. Shared risk factors, such as […]

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