- Vitamin K levels linked to COVID-19 outcomes NewHope June 26, 2020
- Reduced Vitamin K Status as A Potentially Modifiable Prognostic Risk Factor in COVID-19 PrePrint - FREE PDF
- "123 COVID-19 patients and 184 controls". Improved Coagulation
- Vitamin D3 and K2 and their potential contribution to reducing the COVID-19 mortality rate Inter. J. of Infectious Diseases, Aug 5, FREE PDF
- Has a Causal Loop Diagram of Vitamin D3, K2 and the immune system
- Table 1. Tabular indicator for raising the 25(OH)D blood levels from 20 ng/mL to 40 ng/mL and maintaining them after consultation with the physician (von Helden, 2011).
Body Weight – kg | 10 Days Fill Up IU | Daily maintenance D3 | Daily K2 (MK7) mcg |
70 | 19,600 | 3,000 | 140 |
80 | 22,400 | 3,500 | 160 |
90 | 25,200 | 3,950 | 180 |
- Study links fermented vegetable consumption to low COVID-19 mortality July 8
- Association between consumption of fermented vegetables and COVID-19 mortality at a country level in Europe Germany, July 7 preprint, FREE PDF - with maps
- " For each g/day increase in the average national consumption of fermented vegetables, the mortality risk for COVID-19 decreased by 35.4% (95% CI: 11.4%, 35.5%)."
- Association between consumption of fermented vegetables and COVID-19 mortality at a country level in Europe Germany, July 7 preprint, FREE PDF - with maps
- Do Fermented Vegetables Help with COVID 19? 27 minute podcast on YouTube, Aug 4
- Fermented Foods May Lower Your Risk of COVID-19 Death Mercola Aug 6
- Discusses GermanPrePrint (above) as well as Probiotics, Zinc, and Vitamin
- Vitamin K deficiency and covid-19 Letter to Editor July 2020 {ATTACH(inline="1" id="14499" icon="1")}PDF ATTACH}
- Vitamin K1 or Vitamin K2 may decrease COVID-19 deaths - Feb 2021
Reduced Vitamin K Status as a Potentially Modifiable Prognostic Risk Factor in COVID-19 - Aug 25
Preprint speculates that supplemening Vitamin K would decrease COVID-19 problems by decreasing clotting by Cytokine storms
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Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. The majority of patients have at most mild symptoms, however, a significant proportion develops respiratory failure. COVID-19 may also progress beyond the lungs. Coagulopathy and thromboembolism are prevalent in severe COVID-19 and relate to decreased survival. Coagulation is an intricate balance between clot promoting and dissolving processes in which vitamin K plays a well-known role. We hypothesized that vitamin K status is reduced in patients with severe COVID-19.
Methods: Vitamin K status was assessed by measuring desphospho-uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein (dp-ucMGP; inversely related to vitamin K status) and the rate of elastin degradation by measuring desmosine. We included 123 patients who were admitted with COVID-19 and 184 controls.
Results: Dp-ucMGP levels were significantly elevated in COVID-19 patients (1,673Å}1,584 pmol/L) compared to controls (536±291 pmol/L; p<0.0005). Dp-ucMGP levels were significantly higher in COVID-19 patients with unfavorable outcome compared to those with less severe disease. Furthermore, dp-ucMGP and desmosine levels were significantly associated (r=0.65; p<0.0005).
Conclusions: Vitamin K status was reduced in patients with COVID-19 and related to poor prognosis.
Also, low vitamin K status seems to be associated with accelerated elastin degradation.
An intervention trial is now needed to assess whether vitamin K administration improves outcome in patients with COVID-19.
See also VitaminDWiki
- Longevity expert (Sinclair) supplements include Vitamin D, Vitamin K, and Resveratrol – Sept 2019
- Response to Vitamin D increased if take Magnesium and Vitamin K2 – Grassroots March 2020
- Should increase Vitamin K when increasing Vitamin D – RCT Jan 2019
Overview Vitamin K and Vitamin D contains the following summary
Vitamin K2 is similar to D3 in many ways
- Both vitamins were initially confused with its lesser form (D2 ==> D3, K1 ==> K2)
- Both vitamins appear to influence health in large number of ways
- Both vitamins in the body are about 1/10 that of a century ago
Example: Grass-fed beef has a lot more K2, D3, and Magnesium - Need very little of both vitamins: <1 milligram daily
- When Vitamin D3 is increased, it appears that Vitamin K2 should also be increased
- Vitamin K2 understanding and research is about 20 years behind that of Vitamin D3
One of the reasons: [https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-there-a-vitamin-k2-blood-te-vVTdLPwcTFyi1Z_PM8yvTw|No simple blood test for K2 as of Dec 2024]
Note: it appears that Vitamin K supplementation provides clotting benefits within weeks
Perhaps you should start taking Vitamin K if get COVID-19 symptoms
Authors were concerned that increasing Vitamin K increases Hypertension and Diabetes
Items in both categories Vitamin K and Hypertension are listed here:
Items in both categories Vitamin K and Diabetes are listed here:
- T2 Diabetes is also fought by Vitamin K2 – several studies
- Vitamin K2-7 helps bone, blood vessels, cancer, diabetes, etc. – June 2022
- Diabetes and pre-diabetes helped by Vitamin K in animal studies – review Oct 2019
- Importance of Vitamin K – Pizzorno – July 2018
- Vitamin K2 substantially reduces risk of T2 Diabetes (7 percent for every 10 ug) – review Nov 2017
- The health benefits of vitamin K – Oct 2015
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