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Why would babies be Vitamin K deficient at birth? — Whalespan

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Why would babies be Vitamin K deficient at birth?

Paul Saladino6m · 2022-05-25

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✓Well SupportedThe Rotterdam Study indicated a correlation between higher intake of Vitamin K2 and improved health outcomes.✓Well SupportedVitamin K2 in animal products like eggs, meat, and liver may prevent heart disease by directing calcium deposition.✓Well SupportedLow maternal vitamin K2 intake increases the incidence of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.✓Well SupportedVitamin K2 is a key fat-soluble nutrient found in butter, egg yolks, liver, and raw milk that is essential for a healthy mouth.Not Supported

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Plants, particularly vegetables, leaves, stems, roots, and seeds, should be considered survival food rather than food for thriving humans.

◐Partially SupportedInfants are given phytonadione (vitamin K1) shots, not vitamin K2, to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.

◐Partially SupportedMothers with robust vitamin K2 status can support healthy breastfeeding and infant development.

◐Partially SupportedVitamin K2 (menaquinone) occurs almost exclusively in animal foods, with a small amount in natto (fermented soybeans) produced by bacteria.

◐Partially SupportedThe Rotterdam study found no correlation between vitamin K1 intake and cardiovascular disease outcomes or calcific aortic sclerosis.

◐Partially SupportedMothers' nutrition during pregnancy influences babies' vitamin K status, with K2 being particularly important.

◐Partially SupportedAn upper tertile of dietary menaquinone intake in the Rotterdam study was approximately 35 micrograms per day, while individuals on an animal-based diet may consume closer to 100 micrograms of vitamin K2 daily.