Title: [Postmenopausal osteoporosis. Role of vitamin K in the prevention of osteoporosis].
Abstract:Low vitamin K1 intake and low plasma vitamin K1 levels are associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased osteoporotic fracture risk in postmenopausal women. Despite the lack of a signif...Low vitamin K1 intake and low plasma vitamin K1 levels are associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased osteoporotic fracture risk in postmenopausal women. Despite the lack of a significant change or the occurrence of only a modest increase in bone mineral density, high-dose vitamin K(1) supplementation improved indices of bone strength in the femoral neck and reduced the incidence of clinical fractures.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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