Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin that is essential for blood clotting. Therefore, this vitamin will be of great help to avoid profuse bleeding during and after surgeries or dental work outs.
Foods high in Vitamin K are:
Foods high in Vitamin K are:
- dark leafy vegetables like spinach, romaine lettuce, pechay, kangkong leaves, kamote leaves
- herbs and spices like parsley, thyme, cloves
- yellow, orange, red fruits like papaya, squash, red bell pepper, tomato, carrots, green beans, pears
- dairy products like sour cream, milk, cheese, dairy creamers
- fats and oil like mayonnaise, canola oil, soybean oil and olive oil.
It is worth considering that those taking blood thinners (commonly those with heart ailments/stroke) should AVOID taking food high in Vitamin K to not have contradicting effect.
Foods with NO Vitamin K are:
Foods with NO Vitamin K are:
- vegetables like canned beets, cream-style yellow sweet corn, canned yellow sweet corn, white mushrooms, canned mushrooms and cooked or dried shitake mushrooms.
* Thanks to livestrong for some contributing information in the above article.
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