8. Vitamin K Benefits: Heart
Arterial mineralization is also a risk factor for coronary heart disease due to its negative impact on the elasticity of blood vessels. An observational study in the Netherlands noted that dietary vitamin K1 inversely correlates with coronary calcification in postmenopausal women. Another, larger study in that country found a similar inverse association between vitamin K1 intake and severe aortic calcification in middle-aged and older men and women.
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