High vitamin K intake cuts fracture risk in older women: Australian study
The protective effect was independent of calcium intake and vitamin D status, say authors
Older women who consume more than 100μg of vitamin K1 each day face half the long-term risk of hip fractures than those with a recommended daily intake of 60μg, researchers report.
Their observational study involving some 1400 participants shows that higher dietary levels of vitamin K1 cut the risk of hip fracture-related hospitalisation by 49%.
