How does Vitamin K cause blood clotting?

Through these diverse actions, vitamin K holds promise in helping to prevent and manage some of the most crippling conditions associated with advancing age, including osteoporosis, coronary artery disease, and blood clots that can induce heart attack or stroke. read more

Vitamin K does NOT cause blood clotting in any way. Vit K1 is used by the body to produce 7 different blood clotting factors, and the disregulation of these factors, such as in Factor V Leiden, causes abnormal blood clotting to occur. Long term treatment is with a Vit K antagonist such as warfarin. read more

If you are prescribed a blood thinner, avoid taking vitamin-K supplements. You may also need to avoid vitamin K-rich foods. Vitamin K blocks the effects of the blood-thinning medication warfarin, which can increase the risk of clotting, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. read more

Vitamin K in any form does clot blood. I was taking a K2 supplement and suffered a blood clot in right coronary artery and had top have an emergency cardiac stent placement. All other arteries were clear and it was not plaque. read more