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2. Vitamin K deficiency - Wikipedia

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   The prevalence of vitamin K deficiency varies by geographic region. For infants in the United States, vitamin K 1 deficiency without bleeding may occur in as many as 50% of infants younger than 5 days old, with the classic hemorrhagic disease occurring in 0.25-1.7% of infants. [2]

3. Vitamin K - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin K is a family of structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamers found in foods and marketed as dietary supplements. [1] The human body requires vitamin K for post-synthesis modification of certain proteins that are required for blood coagulation ("K" from Danish koagulation, for "coagulation") or for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues. [2]

4. Is Vitamin K The Same Thing As Potassium? Doctors Explain - AOL

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   "Without enough vitamin K, clotting may be impaired." 5. Insulin sensitivity ... get 90 mcg of vitamin K daily. Dr. Durham says vitamin K deficiency is rare, and most people can get enough through ...

5. Vitamin deficiency - Wikipedia

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   Newborn infants are a special case. Plasma vitamin K is low at birth, even if the mother is supplemented during pregnancy, because the vitamin is not transported across the placenta. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) due to physiologically low vitamin K plasma concentrations is a serious risk for premature and term newborn and young infants.

6. 5 common nutritional deficiencies that could be affecting ...

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   Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that affects systems throughout the body. When the body isn't getting enough of this nutrient, people experience such symptoms as fatigue, depression, anemia ...

7. A vitamin K–rich diet may help protect your health as you age ...

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   While vitamin K deficiency in adults is rare, newborns are at greater risk due to very limited levels at birth. All newborn babies are required to receive a vitamin K shot to help prevent vitamin ...