On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated Republican presidential nominee John McCain, 52.9 percent to 45.7 percent, to win election as the 44th president of the United Statesâand the first African-American to hold this office. His running mate, Delaware Senator Joe Biden, became vice president.
Apart from low dietary intake, the most common reason to see symptoms of vitamin K deficiency at least related to blood clotting involves use of medications that deliberately block the ability of vitamin K to help make blood clotting proteins.
Vitamin K is one of those vitamins for bone growth that everyone should take. Vitamin K promotes strong, healthy bones and even balances out the bodyâs calcium. Aside from increasing bone density and reducing the risks of bone fractures, vitamin K is great for healthy blood clotting and heart protection.