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20 Foods High In Vitamin K
Utrient that plays a vital role in blood clotting and bone and heart health. 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 This article lists 20 foods that provide high amounts of vitamin K. Additionally, it includes 5 lists of vitamin K sources categorized by food grou.
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Ed To Know About My Diet?
Some foods you eat affect the way warfarin works in your body. Certain foods and dietary supplements have vitamin K. Vitamin K works against warfarin. 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. 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. Check with your provider before making any big changes to your diet.
What Do I Need To Know About My Diet?
Try and keep eating what you normally do. It is most important to eat a healthy, consistent, and balanced diet. Certain foods and dietary supplements have vitamin K. Vitamin K works against warfarin.
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.
Contact your provider if there are sudden or big changes in your diet due to illness.
What Is High In Vitamin K?
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.
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