Vitamin B12 and D Deficiency

[Sojourner]

Is that right?

I googled this and came up with the following:

Despite Hopes, Vitamin K2 Supplements Fail to Slow Calcium Buildup in Heart Valve

"As previous animal studies, epidemiological studies and an open-label study did suggest a beneficial effect, we hoped for a positive trial," said lead study author Dr. Axel Diederichsen, a professor in the department of cardiology at Odense University Hospital in Denmark. "Thus, we were surely disappointed."

Well, to be fair, that study was looking specifically at a condition called aortic stenosis, which is a progressive narrowing of the aortic valve. The study exclusively involved older men who already had substantial buildup of calcium in their aortic valves. Other studies have shown that K2 does seem to help reduce calcium buildup in non-aortic cardiac arteries.

The article linked and referenced above contains this quote near the end: "A study published last August in the Journal of the American Heart Association found eating a diet rich in vitamin K was associated with a lower risk for hospitalizations from cardiovascular disease related to plaque buildup in the arteries."

 

[Winemaker]

I am getting my knee rescoped next week, and was told to stay off all supplements and vitamins, 7 days prior.