Health & nutrition directory : Vitamins : Vitamin K

SITE LISTINGS :

• Administration of Vitamin K to Newborns - Discusses the controversy of vitamin K supplementation to increase the clotting factors for a newborn to prevent hemorrhagic Disease.
  http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/vitktop.html (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Linux Pauling Institute: Vitamin K - Professional review covering information on the uses, functions, food sources, causes and symptoms of deficiency, disease prevention of Osteoporosis, vascular calcification and cardiovascular diseases, drug interactions, and recommened daily intakes of vitamin K.
  http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminK/ (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• MedlinePlus: Vitamin K - Medical advices on vitamin K's uses, special precautions, special dietary instructions, side effects, and storage conditions.
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002407.htm (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Nutrition Fact Sheet: Vitamin K - Consumer's guide to vitamin K information including the physiologic functions, factor affecting availability, deficiency, toxicity, daily requirements, and dietary food sources.
  http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/nutrition/factsheets/vitamin-k.html (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Vitamin K - In-depth research summary of vitamin K, covers information on vitamin K deficiency, biochemical effects of niacin, mechanism of action, indications and usages, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions, drug interactions, dosage and administration.
  http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/vit_0267.shtml (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Vitamin K - Offers information on the structure and synthesis, physiological effects, food sources, deficiency and toxicity of vitamin K.
  http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/misc_topics/vitamink.html (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Vitamin K - Vitamin K fact sheet offering details on the functions, health benefits, dosage, sources, deficiency and overdose symptoms of this vitamin.
  http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/vitamin-K.php (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Vitamin K - A detailed description of vitamin K, including information on its basic functions, health benefits, and deficiency symptoms.
  http://www.greatvistachemicals.com/vitamins-vitamin/vitamin-k.html (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Vitamin K Laboratory - A research team at Tufts University whose task is to determin the dietary requirements for vitamin K in humans during different stages of adult life.
  http://hnrc.tufts.edu/departments/labs/vitamink.shtml (Added: 18-Apr-2005)

• Vitamin K: Another Reason to Eat Your Greens - Article from the USDA discussing importance of vitamin K in the consumers diet, including information on the best source of vitamin K, health benefits for older and younger adults.
  http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jan00/green0100.htm (Added: 18-Apr-2005)