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Are you looking to give your lifestyle a healthy boost? Well
check out these sources of vitamin K below.
Vitamin K 1 is the most commonly found form of vitamin K in your
diet. It can be found in green leafy vegetables, especially those
with dark green leaves such as spinach, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower,
broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Other sources of vitamin K include
avocado, wheat germ, organic foods, cereals, certain fruits like kiwi
and bananas, meats, cow’s milk, eggs, soya products and particular
vegetable oils like olive oil. It can even be found in some types of
mayonnaise!
How about this amazing statistic? Two little teaspoons of parsley
contain an incredible 153% of the daily recommended dose of vitamin K,
as is also the case with olive oil which too possesses a large
amount.
The daily recommended dose of vitamin K to be ingested, according
to the United States of America, is 120 µg per day for a grown man.
An upper limit or maximum tolerable level has not yet been found and
in fact the human body stores vitamin K so it is not necessary to
consume it daily.
When you consume any of these food products, the vitamin K is
absorbed into your system through the natural digestive process.
However, it is also created naturally by the bacteria that cover the
gastrointestinal tract.
As a parent, you should not worry too much about your kids not
getting enough vitamin K, as it is very rare for a child or adult to
suffer from deficiency of this vitamin. Sometimes deficiency may
occur after a prolonged treatment with antibiotics and if you will
usually see increased bleeding and difficulty clotting in the
victim.
But as said already this is very uncommon and all you need to do
for yourself or your loved ones is just make sure to eat a lot of
those popular vegetables listed above! Or if, like many people, you
don’t particularly like the taste of cabbage each day, you can always
blend up some bananas as these are also very rich in vitamin K. There
is certainly no need for a specialist supplement or pill unless you
suffer from a condition and your doctor has described it specifically
for you.
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