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What are the Functions, Health Benefits, RDI and Sources and Toxicity of Vitamin K [SCIENCE EXPLAINED]

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Vitamin K is an  essential vitamin  mainly found in plants or produced from intestinal bacteria. It plays an many functions in bone health and regulates blood clotting . It is one of the four fat-soluble vitamin s, along with vitamin A,  Vitamin D , and vitamin E. Vitamin K was first discovered in In 1929 by scientist Henrik Dam . He discovered a compound that played a role in coagulation (blood clotting). He called this compound  Koagulationsvitamin , which lately known as vitamin K . It was named vitamin K after the German word  koagulation , because vitamin K’s role in blood coagulation was first discovered in Germany. Vitamin K can be found in dark green vegetables , matcha tea and natto (fermented soybeans). Vitamin K2 can also be found in animal product s, since it is a result of bacterial fermentation . Vitamin K is an essential fat-soluble vitamin mainly found in plants and also produced by bacterial...

VITAMIN D - TYPES, DOSAGE, HEALTH BENEFITS, SIDE EFFECTS [SCIENCE EXPLAINED]

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Vitamins  are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally. There are 13  vitamins  your body needs.  Every vitamin has its own function which an organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism. Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism so they must be consumed through diet . So today we will only talk about Vitamin D in this article and try to figure out what is the importance of Vitamin D and we can use it. WHAT IS VITAMIN D? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble  essential vitamin that our skin synthesizes when exposed to the sun . It is one of the 24 micro-nutrients that are crucial for human survival. It benefits us in many ways, from bone health to mood . The sun is the major natural source of the nutrient, but vitamin D is also found naturally in fish and eggs . It is also added to dairy products . People to vitamin D be like Most people are not defic...