Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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van Ballegooijen, AJ; Pilz, S; Tomaschitz, A; Grübler, MR; Verheyen, N.
The Synergistic Interplay between Vitamins D and K for Bone and Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review.
Int J Endocrinol. 2017; 2017(1):7454376-7454376
Doi: 10.1155/2017/7454376
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- Grübler Martin
- Pilz Stefan
- Tomaschitz Andreas
- Verheyen Nicolas Dominik
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- Vitamins D and K are both fat-soluble vitamins and play a central role in calcium metabolism. Vitamin D promotes the production of vitamin K-dependent proteins, which require vitamin K for carboxylation in order to function properly. The purpose of this review is to summarize available evidence of the synergistic interplay between vitamins D and K on bone and cardiovascular health. Animal and human studies suggest that optimal concentrations of both vitamin D and vitamin K are beneficial for bone and cardiovascular health as supported by genetic, molecular, cellular, and human studies. Most clinical trials studied vitamin D and K supplementation with bone health in postmenopausal women. Few intervention trials studied vitamin D and K supplementation with cardiovascular-related outcomes. These limited studies indicate that joint supplementation might be beneficial for cardiovascular health. Current evidence supports the notion that joint supplementation of vitamins D and K might be more effective than the consumption of either alone for bone and cardiovascular health. As more is discovered about the powerful combination of vitamins D and K, it gives a renewed reason to eat a healthy diet including a variety of foods such as vegetables and fermented dairy for bone and cardiovascular health.