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Vitamin K plays a role in your blood clot formation and bone health. Many types of food contain vitamin K, and it is rare to have a deficiency. Vitamin K is an essential cofactor in the activation of certain proteins within your body. Without the activation step, certain biochemical reactions cannot be completed.A vitamin K deficiency will predispose you to bleeding, and blocking vitamin K prevents inappropriate clotting.itamin K. Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin stored in your fat and liver tissue. Green leafy vegetables, such as kale and spinach, contain the largest amounts of vitamin K. Do not eat large amounts of these foods if you take anticoagulant medications; high vitamin K may disrupt the medication's efficacy.
For example, a number of the B vitamins are important for making red blood cells, and metabolism of a variety of compounds during digestion. Others have uses in more specific parts of the body; for example, vitamin A is important for our eyesight, whilst vitamin K plays a major role in the clotting of blood. Similarly, deficiencies of vitamins can also have effects; a lack of vitamin C can lead to scurvy, the bane of sailors before the role of vitamin C was understood. A lack of vitamin K can cause bleeding problems, which is why newborn babies are given a shot containing the vitamin, preventing bleeding on the brain and the subsequent potential brain damage.