[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Re: : Vitamin K and coumadin

Friday, February 27, 2009

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Re: : Vitamin K and coumadin

Foods high in vitamin K are primarily dark leafy greens - kale,
spinach, collards, chard, etc.

Here's a few references that are helpful:

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/cc/coumadin1.pdf
http://www.drgourmet.com/warfarin/vitaminkcontent.pdf
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/vitamin-k-foods.htm

Foods contain vitamin K1. Intestinal bacteria produce vitamin K2,
which is another major source of the body's vitamin K.

The important thing when it comes to regulating coumadin dose is
keeping your intake of vitamin K1 consistent from day to day. It
should neither be allowed to go high or low. The same is true for
medications that may affect coumadin metabolism. These should only
be taken on a regular basis, never intermittently. If your intake of
vitamin K remains steady and blood levels of medications that affect
coumadin are kept steady, then your coumadin dose can be regulated
properly.

Ron

--- In Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends@yahoogroups.com, "nanee"
<sal@...> wrote:
>
> I am on Coumadin, and lots of recipes don't fit well with my
limited usage
> of Vitamin K and E. Any suggestions as doing a switch er roo for
the
> recipes? I don't have anything in particular in mind. I am also
looking for
> a list of foods high in Vitamin K.
>
> Sally