Functional Food
Functional Food
K2 + D3: what do these two vitamins do?
Vitamin D3 is known as the "sunshine vitamin". Vitamin D contributes to the normal absorption and utilisation of calcium and to the maintenance of normal bones. Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones and to normal blood clotting. That is why the two are often offered together in one supplement. In this article you can read what both vitamins do, why they are often combined and how to choose a suitable form.
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Nutrients for your bones: calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and K
From around the age of 40, something starts to change in your bones. Up to that point, bone breakdown and bone formation are neatly balanced. After that, the balance slowly tips: more is broken down than built up. In women this speeds up during and after perimenopause, as oestrogen levels fall. In men it is more gradual. Diet is one of the things you can influence yourself: calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and vitamin K contribute to the maintenance of normal bones. In this article you can read which nutrients deserve extra attention from 40 onwards and how they relate to each other.
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