What Vitamin K Does for Your Bones, Blood, and Heart Health

Key Takeaways

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that rarely requires supplementation, except in newborns, as it is easily obtained through the diet and deficiency is rare.

It's primary role in the body is to help with blood clotting and in bone formation, but it may have a role in heart health.

Certain fat malabsorption disorders may put you at higher risk of a deficiency.

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a role in blood clotting in the body. Most people get the amount of vitamin K they need through diet alone, but it is injected as a supplement in newborns, as they do not produce vitamin K right away, nor do they get sufficient amounts from breast milk.

What Are the Uses of Vitamin K?

Vitamin K comes in two forms: vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) found in some foods, and vit