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Keeping ‘koagulated’ with vitamin K
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Dark green, leafy plants like spinach and kale contain lots of vitamin K1
The K in vitamin K comes from the Danish word for blood clotting, “koagulation”, and doctors often use the mnemonic “k for koagulation” to remember it
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- Darlow, B. A., Phillips, A. A., & Dickson, N. P. (2011). New Zealand surveillance of neonatal vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB): 1998–2008. Journal of paediatrics and child health, 47(7), 460-464.
- Vitamin K Prophylaxis in the Newborn http://www.medsafe.govt. nz/profs/PUarticles/vitk.htm, accessed 26/7/18
- Kuwabara, A., Tanaka, K., Tsugawa, N., Nakase, H., Tsuji, H., Shide, K., ... & Kido, S. (2009). High prevalence of vitamin K and D deficiency and decreased BMD in inflammatory bowel disease. Osteoporosis International, 20(6), 935-942.
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