It is involved in bone formation and repair. Vitamin K, a natural Vitamin, assists in converting glucose in the intestines to glycogen, which can then be stored in the liver.
There are some studies indicating that Vitamin K may decrease the incidence or severity of osteoporosis and slow bone loss.
Vitamin K, a natural Vitamin, is found in nature in two forms - K1, also called phylloquinone, is found in plants and Vitamin K2, also called menaquinone, which can be synthesized by many bacteria.
Vitamin K3, or sometimes called as menadione, is a synthetic form of this Vitamin which is manmade.
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