"The Synergistic Interplay between Vitamins D & K for Bone & Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review"; we know that D3 is/was critical for immune support & COULD have helped in COVID; we failed!

by Paul Alexander

van Ballegooijen & Verheyen: Current evidence supports notion that joint supplementation of vitamins D3 & K might be more effective than consumption of either alone for immune, bone & cardiovascular

‘Vitamins D and K are both fat-soluble vitamins and play a central role in calcium metabolism. Vitamin D promotes the production of vitamin K-dependent proteins, which require vitamin K for carboxylation in order to function properly. The purpose of this review is to summarize available evidence of the synergistic interplay between vitamins D and K on bone and cardiovascular health. Animal and human studies suggest that optimal concentrations of both vitamin D and vitamin K are beneficial for bone and cardiovascular health as supported by genetic, molecular, cellular, and human studies. Most clinical trials studied vitamin D and K supplementation with bone health in postmenopausal women.

Few intervention trials studied vitamin D and K supplementation with cardiovascular-related outcomes. These limited studies indicate that joint supplementation might be beneficial for cardiovascular health. Current evidence supports the notion that joint supplementation of vitamins D and K might be more effective than the consumption of either alone for bone and cardiovascular health. As more is discovered about the powerful combination of vitamins D and K, it gives a renewed reason to eat a healthy diet including a variety of foods such as vegetables and fermented dairy for bone and cardiovascular health.’

 

SOURCE:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613455/

SOURCE

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-020-00398-z