{"id":8432,"date":"2023-05-15T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T17:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aor.ca\/?post_type=ingredients&#038;p=8432"},"modified":"2024-11-27T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T01:20:25","slug":"vitamin-k2-menaquinone","status":"publish","type":"ingredients","link":"https:\/\/aor.ca\/fr\/ingredients\/vitamin-k2-menaquinone\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin K2, Menaquinone\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trans- Menaquinone-7, MK7&nbsp;<\/p><p>Vitamin K is an essential vitamin needed for cardiovascular, bone and liver health. Vitamin K2 is more effective than vitamin K1, the form found in plants, for these specific health effects.\u00a0\u00a0AOR uses a double micro-encapsulated form to protect from degradation in the capsule.<\/p><p>MK-7 has a half-life of about 72 hours whereas it is only about 1.5 hours for MK-4. These differences arise from the differences in the distribution and breakdown of the two MK forms. 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