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Coenzyme Q10 may benefit heart health of patients with heart failure
14 December 2012
According to a new data analysis from the US, increased intakes of coenzyme Q10 may improve heart function in people with congestive heart failure.
16 October 2012
According to a new study from Spain, increased intake of vitamin K1 may lower the risk of developing type-2 diabetes in elderly people with a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
The observational study documented the vitamin K (phylloquinone) intake and occurrence of type 2 diabetes in 1,069 men and women with an average age of 67.5 over a period of 5.5 years (1). The study results showed that participants who increased their average intake of vitamin K1 during the study had a 51% lower risk of developing diabetes than participants who decreased or did not change their vitamin K1 intake. For every 100 microgram per day increase in the intake of vitamin K1 the risk of developing diabetes decreased by 17%.
The researchers commented that the findings would add to the growing body of potential health benefits of vitamin K consumption. Although the mechanism of action is unclear, it is biologically possible that vitamin K is involved in the carboxylation of osteocalcin, a protein involved in bone mineralization, and the control of calcium in the body. Recent data suggests that osteocalcin may also be related to insulin metabolism.
Vitamin K deficiency may be more common than previously thought, according to findings from a Dutch study (2). There are two main forms of vitamin K: K1 (phylloquinone) is found in green leafy vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli and spinach, and makes up about 90 percent of the vitamin K in a typical Western diet; and K2 (menaquinones), which makes up about 10 per cent of consumption and can be synthesized in the gut by microflora.
14 December 2012
According to a new data analysis from the US, increased intakes of coenzyme Q10 may improve heart function in people with congestive heart failure.
30 May 2011
Close to 75% of hip and non-hip fractures occur among seniors age 65 and older, and by 2050 the worldwide incidence in hip fractures is expected to increase by 240% among women and 310% among men.
23 September 2013
A panel of Polish researchers and physicians has drafted new vitamin D recommendations for Central Europeans including practical guidelines on supplementation and prophylactic vitamin D intakes for neonates, infants, children and adolescents as well as adults.