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Vitamin K
The K vitamin is essential for the
blood to clot to repair injuries. Whenever a person has
a bleeding wound, it is the K vitamin that is present in
the blood that stops the bleeding and enables most minor
cuts to heal quickly.
There are three different forms of the K
vitamin. The first variant of the K vitamin is vitamin
K1, also known as phylloquinone. This is the form of the
K vitamin that is found in types of plant foods. Vitamin
K found in plant foods. The second form of the K vitamin
is the vitamin K2, or menaquinone. This type of the K
vitamin is formed by friendly bacteria in the
intestines. Thirdly, there is vitamin K3 which is also
known as menadione and is actually an artificial form of
the K vitamin. All three of these types of K vitamin end
up in the liver where it is used to create the blood
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Vitamin D
The D vitamin is the only vitamin
that is not obtained from foods that are consumed.
Instead, the D vitamin is actually obtained by sunlight
on the skin.
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Vitamin C
The c vitamin has got to be the most
widely known vitamin these days. It is not surprising
because the body needs c vitamin for over 300 functions. |
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