How to Use vitamin K in a Sentence

vitamin K

noun
  • The vitamin K in grapes helps with blood clotting and bone health.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Breast milk has a low vitamin K content.
    — Beth Thomas, Verywell Health, 27 May 2026
  • The top two forms of vitamin K come from different types of foods.
    — T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Most people get enough vitamin K in their diets.
    — Beth Thomas, Verywell Health, 27 May 2026
  • Babies need vitamin K to help their blood clot, but they aren’t born with enough of it in their system.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
  • Adding too much vitamin K to your diet can reduce its effects.
    — Mary Choy, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Others lump the vitamin K shot, which is not a vaccine, in with vaccines.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026
  • But many other foods have more vitamin K per serving than broccoli.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 June 2026
  • Many other foods have more vitamin K per serving than broccoli.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Natto is also a good source of protein and vitamin K, which promotes healthy bones.
    — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Kale is full of vitamin K, which helps to increase circulation and cell turnover.
    — Wendy Gould, Allure, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Your body uses vitamin K to build substances such as prothrombin that help your blood to clot when needed.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Doctors say not getting a vitamin K shot puts babies at risk of severe bleeding.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • In the first few hours of a newborn’s life, doctors administer a vitamin K shot.
    — Renee Diresta, WIRED, 3 July 2018
  • If your diet is generally high in vitamin K, keep eating that way.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Clouser said giving a vitamin K injection at birth is a very common practice around the globe.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • In almost every case, the babies’ deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin K shot.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
  • In almost every case, the babies’ deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin K shot.
    — Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • The Bottom Line Your body needs vitamin K for blood clotting, bone strength, and heart health.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Patients can be treated with vitamin K, which helps counteract the effects of the blood thinner.
    — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
  • There are others, like vitamin K, that can even counter the effects of certain medications.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
  • This results in an increase in an inactive form of vitamin K, which plays a critical role in blood clotting.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Pears are considered a good source of vitamin C, vitamin K and copper.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 17 Oct. 2017
  • In fact, many of the same bacteria that make vitamin K for us also produce B12.
    — Nathan H. Lents, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2018
  • The same research found that parents who refuse the vitamin K shot are also more likely to decline other types of newborn care.
    — CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • One of the challenges around vitamin K deficiency bleeding is the data.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
  • Collards are also high in vitamins K and A, magnesium, and folate.
    — Kimberly Garrison, Philly.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Beta-carotene and its vitamin A are also present, along with vitamin K for healthy blood clotting and good vision.
    — Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The reason experts recommend that newborns get the vitamin K shot is because they are born with very little of it in their bodies.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to blood coagulation, your body needs vitamin K to help maintain strong bones.
    — Alex Vance, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023

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