Wondering how truthful this is? Recently found out that a friend and an acquaintance have calcification of the arteries. Was wondering what causes that. Found these articles which claim that Vitamin K deficiencies may be implicated, and that the majority of us are deficient. Edam cheese and Brie cheeses are good sources of vitamin K Protection Against Arterial Calcification, Bone Loss, Cancer, and Aging! One might erroneously think that dietary calcium is a culprit behind pathological calcification processes. The opposite is true. When rabbits are fed calcium-deficient diets, calcification rates rise by 2.7-fold. Calcium-supplemented diets, on the other hand, reduce calcification by 62%.19 The reason for this contradiction is that in response to a deficit of calcium in the blood, the body excessively robs our bones20 and saturates soft tissues with calcium. As we age, we lose our ability to regulate calcium balance and then suffer the lethal consequences of systemic calcification. It is encouraging to know that a low-cost nutrient (vitamin K) can quickly restore calcium homeostasis. lef.org/magazine/mag2009/jan2009_Vitamin-K-Protection-Against-Arterial-Calcification-Bone-Loss-Cancer-Aging_01.htm
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:59:38 +0000
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