Is vitamin K important if I take the blood thinner warfarin?
ANSWER
People who take the blood thinner warfarin need to eat a steady amount of vitamin K to make sure their medication keeps working right. Talk to your doctor about what that means for you.
Reviewed by Melinda Ratini on April 15, 2020
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World's Healthiest Foods: "vitamin A," "vitamin C," "vitamin E," "vitamin K."
Mayo Clinic: "Beta-carotene," "Folate," "Vitamin D,"
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SOURCES:
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Inflammation."
Forsythe, L.K. Nutrition Research Reviews, December 2008.
World's Healthiest Foods: "vitamin A," "vitamin C," "vitamin E," "vitamin K."
Mayo Clinic: "Beta-carotene," "Folate," "Vitamin D,"
NIH Office of Dietary Suplements: "Vitamin A Fact Sheet for Health Professionals," "Vitamin B6 Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet," "Folate Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet," "Vitamin B12 Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet," "Vitamin C Fact Sheet for Health Professionals," "Vitamin D Fact Sheet for Health Professionals," "Vitamin E Fact Sheet for Health Professionals," "Vitamin K Fact Sheet for Health Professionals."
Chen, H. Mediators of Inflammation, 2016.
Mangin, M. Inflammation Research, published online July 22, 2014.
Calton, E.K. PLOS One, published online Nov. 3, 2015.
Straube, S. Cochrane, published May 6, 2015.
OSU Linus Pauling Institute: "Vitamin E."
Li, F.J. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, August 2012.
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