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Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
July 13, 2020
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Cleveland City Council Unanimously Passes Healthy Kids' Meals Bill

Statement of CSPI Policy Associate Sara Ribakove
July 29, 2020

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Nutrition Tips

Does vitamin K2 strengthen bones?

“Vitamin K2 is crucial for osteoporosis prevention,” claims Mercola.com (which will be happy to sell you a 30-day supply of K2 for $28).

 

“There are 11 forms of vitamin K,” says Sarah Booth, director of the Vitamin K Laboratory and of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.

Leafy greens are good sources of K1. The other 10 forms, collectively called K2, are made by bacteria.

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