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A 35-year-old female asked:
what is the benefit of viramin k2? where do you get k2?
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Dr. Dan Fisher answered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
K1 = K2: Vitamin k1 is obtained from diet. Vit k2 is synthesized from bacteria in the gut. Both forms serve the same biochemical function. Typically vitamin k is not a problem or routinely considered except in pt's who take coumadin (warfarin).
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