Dietary vitamin K2 intake found to be inversely related to cancer risk

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (March 24, 2010) reveals that vitamin K2, and not K1 has a role in the prevention of a variety of different forms of cancer.

In the prospective EPIC-Heidelberg cohort study, over 24 thousand participants aged 35-64 y were monitored for cancer incidence and mortality for 10-14 years. The association of K2 intake with mortality was stronger than with cancer

21/08/07 - Health section

Special K, the pharmaceutical Holy Grail
by LUCY ELKINS

What if there were a drug that not only reduced the risk of heart disease, but also protected
against osteoporosis, reversed the effects of hardened arteries, fought off cancer, and reduced
the risk of Alzheimer's?
It sounds like a pharmaceutical Holy Grail - but, in fact, this wonder pill already exists.
However, it's no medical drug but a vitamin, the little-known vitamin K.
Until recently, it

By Stephen Daniells

Vitamin K2 higher bioavailability than K1, say scientists
Strong support for vitamin K's bone health benefits
More evidence for natto/ vitamin K bone health benefits

03/04/2007 - Arterial calcification, a process of hardening of the arteries, may be inhibited and even reversed with supplementation with high-dose vitamin K, suggests an animal study.

Atherosclerosis,, known as hardening or furring of the arteries is a key risk

Study suggests women need more vitamin K for
bones
By Clarisse Douaud

22/09/2006- A recent study suggests thwarting vitamin K's function could hinder bone health and contribute to the development of osteoporosis, results that call into question a need for increased vitamin K supplementation.

The University of Michigan School of Nursing study found that typical intake of vitamin K may in fact not be enough to support bone health in the perimenopausal years. The finding could spur formulators to

Who's aware of vitamin K?
By Jess Halliday

04/07/2006- Mention vitamins A to E, and most people will know why they need them and what foods to find them. Not so vitamin K, a comparatively little known vitamin that has been the subject of several recent scientific investigations for its role in bone health and the prevention of blood clots.

However several ingredient suppliers have started offering vitamin K in recent months, suggesting that they see a market for stepping up its use in dietary

More support for vitamin K's protection from osteoarthritis
By Stephen Daniells

12/04/2006- Higher intake of vitamin K, found naturally in cabbage, spinach, cauliflower, and other green leafy vegetables, could reduce the risk of osteoarthritic knee problems by 40 per cent, says new research. Other epidemiological studies have shown a correlation between high vitamin K intake and a lower incidence of osteoporosis. One European study also showed that a combination of vitamins K and D, along with

Natto vitamin K2 superior to vitamin K?

25/03/2004- K2, the vitamin extracted from fermented natto soyfood, has been shown to have greater levels of absorption in the blood than commonly used vitamin K, as well as reducing several risk factors for osteoporosis, suggest new findings.

The supplement used in the study, supplied by CLA developer Norway's Natural, is a proprietary extract of natto that provides the vitamin K2 as menaquinone MK-7. Natural markets the ingredient under its Natto K2

Vitamin K - a role in bone health

24/02/2003-Women with a low vitamin K intake may be at increased risk of bone fractures, suggests research in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Low dietary vitamin K intake has been associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in men and women but the team from the US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston noted that there is little data on the association between dietary vitamin K