Vitamin K ... A Vitamin?

[Guest guest]

Evening Mindy,

 

> > Well if you can find 10mg of Vitamin K ( natural) I would be very

> surprised.

> > How does it come? Tablet or powder?

>Yeah, I think it was only 1mg of Vitamin K per pill, so the cost would be

>prohibitive... :/

 

I think this substance may be misnamed. For years, I though your body

could make Vitamin K.

 

If so... then it should be called something else. How about an enzyme ?

 

Here is a definition from way.... way .... back.

 

1912

: any of various organic substances that are essential in minute quantities

to the nutrition of most animals and some plants, act especially as

coenzymes and precursors of coenzymes in the regulation of metabolic

processes but do not provide energy or serve as building units, and are

present in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced within the body

 

At least the stuff has been around for some time.

 

Etymology: Danish koagulation coagulation

1935

1 : either of two naturally occurring fat-soluble vitamins C[31]H[46]O[2]

and C[41]H[56]O[2] essential for the clotting of blood because of their

role in the production of prothrombin -- called also respectively vitamin

K[1], vitamin K[2]

 

2 : any of several synthetic compounds closely related chemically to

natural vitamins K[1] and K[2] and of similar biological activity

 

Likely you read all the stuff that Google returned.

 

One Question...... Why does this and other vitamins show up in the Merck

Manual? Those guys are supposed to stick to DRUGS !

 

Wayne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> One Question...... Why does this and other vitamins show up in the Merck

> Manual? Those guys are supposed to stick to DRUGS !

>

> Wayne

>

because they recognise that the body needs vitamins as well. The only

difference being they make synthetic vitamins. Konakion (Vit K ) being one

of them. They are not stupid. You can still make money from the

manufacturing of vitamins - especially when you get Dr's the prescribe them!

 

Tracy