Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that aids in forming blood clots to arrest excessive bleeding. It also helps in bone metabolism. It is stored in the liver. Vitamin K deficiency leads to a clotting problem. Prothrombin is the clotting factor that our body produces with the aid of vitamin K. There are many types of vitamin K of which K1 is found in green leafy vegetables, and K2 is found in meat, dairy, eggs, and fermented soybeans.
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