Bone fracture (low energy) 19X more likely in children if low vitamin K2
New Study Finds Low Vitamin K2 Status Increases Risk of Fracture WholeFoods Magazine
"In Würzburg, Germany, a new study was presented at the International Conference on Children’s Bone Health."
"The study involved a group of 20 children aged 5 to 15 years old, with clinically confirmed low-energy fractures (i.e., the result of falling from standing height or less) and a control group of 19 healthy children, aged 7 to 17 years old, without fractures"
"Using the ratio of serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin to serum carboxylated osteocalcin ucOC:cOC (UCR) as an indicator of vitamin K2 status in participants, researchers found that while other markers such as calcium and vitamin D status was not statistically significant between groups , UCR was"
* Overview Vitamin K and Vitamin D
* Vitamin K in full-fat dairy products – June 2017
* Vitamin D and fractures – 24 meta-analyses and counting – Dec 2014
* Childhood Fractures – consensus report on vitamin D – Feb 2016
* Bone fractures in children requiring surgery were 55X more likely with low vitamin D – June 2015
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See also
- Regulation of bone remodeling by vitamin K2 Dec 2016
- "In this review, we focus on our current understanding of the effects of vitamin K2 on bone cells and its role in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis"
- 📄 Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki