Dietary Vitamin K and Association with Hepatic Vitamin K Status in a Yup'ik Study Population from Southwestern Alaska

ConclusionsA substantial proportion of the Yup'ik population exhibits vitamin K insufficiency, which was associated with low consumption of vitamin K rich foods and which might affect an individual's response to anticoagulant drugs such as warfarin that target the vitamin K cycle.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Source: Nahrung / Food - November 1, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nicholas T. Au, Tove Ryman, Allan E. Rettie, Scarlett E. Hopkins, Bert B. Boyer, Jynene Black, Jacques Philip, Joseph Yracheta, Alison E. Fohner, Morayma Reyes, Timothy A. Thornton, Melissa A. Austin, Kenneth E. Thummel Tags: Research Article Source Type: research