Study: Vitamin K2 Good For Womens Hearts

MORRISTOWN, N.J.—A new publication in the Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases journal said a high intake of vitamin K2 (menoquinones), especially MK-7, MK-8 and MK-9, could protect against coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. To examine a possible correlation between vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and menaquinones intake with the incidence of CHD, researchers evaluated the 16,057 women, aged 49 to 70 years and free of cardiovascular disease at baseline, with follow-up data available during an eight-year period. The data showed higher consumption of natural vitamin K2 (especially its longer subtypes such as menaquinone-7 through menaquinone-9), but not vitamin K1, was associated with significantly reduced prevalence of CHD. The Gast et al. study showed a 9-percent reduction in risk of developing CHD for every 10 mcg of natural vitamin K2 consumed.