In this article we will be discussing a very common question: vitamin k foods chart.
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Ed To Know About My Diet?
Some foods you eat affect the way warfarin works in your body. If you eat more vitamin K, it can lower your INR. If you eat less vitamin K, it can raise your INR.
Important things to know about vitamin K are:
Eat about the same amount of foods high in vitamin K each day. It is okay to eat foods high in vitamin K.
Check with your provider before making any big changes in your diet. Contact your provider if there are sudden or big changes in your diet due to illness.
The most common foods with high vitamin K are green leafy vegetables such as kale, collard greens, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and lettuce. Other foods that could affect warfarin are beef liver or other animal liver products. Vitamin K can also be found in some nutrition supplements, such as:
Boost ® , Ensure ® , and Slim Fast ®
, , and Certain multiple vitamins and Viactiv ® calcium chews
calcium chews Tobacco, such as cigarettes and chewing tobacco
Talk with your provider if you have questions about vitamin K.
Vitamin K foods
Try and keep the same amount of vitamin K in your diet each day.
All foods are okay, but do not make big changes to how much or what you eat. Check with your provider before making any big changes to your diet. Very high in vitamin K (more than 800 mcg per serving)
Food Portion Size Kale (frozen, cooked, boiled) 1 cup Spinach (frozen, cooked, boiled) 1 cup Collards (frozen, cooked, boiled) 1 cup Turnip greens (frozen, cooked, boiled) 1 cup
High in vitamin K (400 to 800 mcg per serving)
Food Portion Size Beet greens 1 cup Dandelion greens 1 cup Mustard greens 1 cup
Medium in vitamin K (80 to 400 mcg per serving)
Food Portion Size Spinach (raw, leaf) 1 cup Brussel sprouts 1 cup Broccoli 1 cup Onions (springs or scallions, tops and bulb) 1 cup Lettuce (iceberg) 1 head Lettuce (green leaf) 1 cup Cabbage 1 cup Asparagus 1 cup Endive 1cup Parsley 10 sprigs Okra 1 cup
Tables were adapted from the USDA National Nutrient database for Standard Referenc.
What Do I Need To Know About My Diet?
Some foods you eat affect the way warfarin works in your body. If you eat more vitamin K, it can lower your INR. It is okay to eat foods high in vitamin K.
Check with your provider before making any big changes in your diet.
What Is High In Vitamin K?
The most common foods with high vitamin K are green leafy vegetables such as kale, collard greens, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and lettuce. Foods with vitamin K that could affect warfarin are listed on the next 2 pages. Vitamin K can also be found in some nutrition supplements, such as:
Boost ® , Ensure ® , and Slim Fast ®
, , and Certain multiple vitamins and Viactiv ® calcium chews
calcium chews Tobacco, such as cigarettes and chewing tobacco
Talk with your provider if you have questions about vitamin K.
Vitamin K foods
Try and keep the same amount of vitamin K in your diet each day.
Check with your provider before making any big changes to your diet.
20 Foods High In Vitamin K
While vitamin K deficiency is rare, less than optimal intake may impair your health over time. Inadequate intake may cause bleeding, weaken your bones and potentially increase your risk of developing heart disease
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