There is a study that showed that 63% of people with DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) had low levels of Vitamin D compared to a control group who didn't have DVT. That doesn't make Vitamin D a BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR … we won't be calling it Factor 14. read more
The Role of Vitamin K in Blood Clotting October 8, 2013 ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅ tasmanhealth Contrary to popular belief, Vitamin K is a general name of a family of substances that are chemically related, instead of one single substance. read more
The only known unequivocal biological role of vitamin K is as a cofactor for an enzyme that enables specific proteins to bind calcium (3, 4). The ability to bind calcium ions (Ca2+) is required for the activation of the seven vitamin K-dependent blood clotting (‘coagulation’) factors (e.g., prothrombin), or proteins, in the series of events that stop bleeding through clot formation (‘coagulation cascade’). read more