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"Vitamin K has been suggested to have a role in bone mineralization and
low intake has been associated with osteoporotic fracture...'Conclusion
of study of 227 healthy girls ages 3-15]--These findings provide
evidence for possible role for vitamin K in bone mineralization 'equated
with strength] during growth."...Deeks, Khouri, Elliott and Suttie, Children's
Hosp. Med Ctr., Cinn., OH, Roche Vitamins, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, U. of
Wisconsin, Madison. From Annual Meeting, FASEB, 2002.
DETAILS: A
good source of vitamin K is broccoli.
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