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Vitamin K2 Vitamin K Osteoporosis
Olivia Davis Author
2026-03-19 Date
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Vitamin K is commonly identified with the process of blood clotting, and its deficiency can lead to dangerous bleedings. However, these functions are related to one of the forms of this vitamin, namely K1. There is a lesser-known variant, namely vitamin K2, whose significance is of utmost importance in the prevention of atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, which we will discuss in detail in this article.

Witamina K2 – jej rola i działanie w ludzkim organizmie

Witamina K2 nie ma w zasadzie nic wspólnego z krzepliwością krwi. Istnieją dwa jej rodzaje: MK4 i MK7, które w organizmie odpowiadają za to samo. Pierwsza z nich produkowana jest w tkankach zwierzęcych i jej głównym źródłem są mięso jaj i mięśnie. Natomiast wersja MK7 powstaje pod wpływem bakterii i jest znacznie trwalsza niż wersja MK4, a dodatkowo jej poziom jest utrzymywany we krwi. Witamina K2 ma fundamentalne znaczenie w organizmie, zapobiega akumulowaniu się wapnia w tętnicach. Jej działanie polega na aktywacji białka osteokalcyny, które „kieruje” wapń do kości i zębów, czyli tam gdzie jest jego miejsce. Kiedy mamy niedobór witaminy K2 we krwi, wchłonięty wapń „nie wie” gdzie ma podażać się i może osadzać się w tętnicach, tworząc tam blaszkę miażdżycową. Jednocześnie nie w kościach następuje jego niedobór, co może prowadzić do rozwoju osteoporozy. Witamina K2 aktywuje również białko nazywane MGP, dzięki czemu wapń, który już osadził się w tętnicach czy innych tkankach miękkich, jest usuwany.

Znaczenie i występowanie witaminy K2

Regularne spożywanie witaminy K2, niezależnie od tego czy z naturalnych źródeł czy suplementów, zapewnia istotną ochronę przed osteoporozą i astmą. Ta witamina odgrywa szczególną rolę w przypadku występowania tych stanów, ponieważ usuwa nadmiar wapnia z naczyń krwionośnych i kieruje je do kości. Duże spożycie wapnia wraz z witaminą D, bez jednoczesnego stosowania witaminy K2, może przyczynić się do rozwoju astmy. Jest to spowodowane tym, że duża ilość wapnia dostaje się do krwiobiegu bez czynnika, który prowadzi ją do kości, co może prowadzić do nagromadzenia się wapnia w niepożądanych miejscach, takich jak tętnice. Adekwatna ilość witaminy K2 wynosi około 100 mikrogramów dziennie. Tę ilość można znaleźć w 100 gramach wątroby wołowej, dwóch jajkach, 100 gramach twardych serów (np. parmezan, pecorino). Szczególnie bogatym źródłem witaminy K2, zawierającym nawet do 1100 mg na 100 gramów produktu, jest fermentowana soja, znana także jako natto. Jest to jedno z tradycyjnych potraw japońskich. Natto można kupić w Polsce w sklepach oferujących produkty Dalekiego Wschodu i Bliskiego Wschodu. Ciekawostką jest to, że osteoporoza może współwystępować z astmą i utrzymywanie odpowiedniego poziomu witaminy K2 w krwi może pomóc w zapobieganiu obu stanom bez konieczności stosowania dodatkowych leków.
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