Oslo, Norway, and Edison, NJ—Vitamin K supplementation may be an option to inhibit vascular micro-calcification, according to a new review paper published in The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The review paper is the result of an INTRICARE grant awarded to NattoPharma’s International Research Network by the European Union. The...
Oslo, Norway and Edison, NJ--A paper, titled “Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching and Calcification in Aortic Aneurysm Formation: Involvement of Vitamin K-Dependent Processes” published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology addresses the role of vitamin K and vitamin K-dependent proteins (VKDPs) that are involved in...
That’s a question I get asked regularly and once a year I answer it in a column. Which I’m about to do right now—but with a caveat. I never—repeat never—recommend that people do what I do. My mantra for my entire career has been “biochemical individuality.” No two people are...
Leuven, Belgium—Vitamin K2 could be vital to heart health maintenance, according to a new study published in Journal of the American Heart Association. According to the study, stiffening and calcification of the large arteries are major forerunners of cardiovascular complications. Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) inhibits this calcification, but it requires...
Company Description ChildLife has been the number one best-selling Children’s Supplement line in the natural products industry for the past seven years. ChildLife is well known for developing specialty formulas which address and support the issues and challenges kids face in today’s world. ChildLife is the result of the 20...
OSLO, NORWAY, EDISON, NJ—A new study on K2 deficiency in children was published by Nutrients, an international, peer-reviewed journal for studies related to human nutrition. “The epidemiological evidence indicates a disturbing growth in the number of cases of low-energy fractures in healthy children and adolescents. There are multiple risk factors...
Salt Lake City, UT - The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) agreements with three single-ingredient trade associations and the Trust Transparency Center (TTC), which serves as the administrative umbrella for the associations, in an effort to continue to promote transparency within the dietary supplement industry.
Spring, TX – The Vitamin K2 Association is working to promote and protect the vitamin K2 category, by furthering its message globally and expanding its board. In a recent press release, the association announced that leading vitamin K2 manufacturer Kappa Bioscience has joined them as a founding executive board member.
OSLO, Norway and Metuchen, NJ – NattoPharma is launching at SupplySide West next week a full-spectrum vitamin K2 it calls the result of a proprietary technological breakthrough providing menaquinones (MK) 6, 7, 8 and 9, a range of isomers vital for cardiovascular health. “NattoPharma has driven the creation of the...
Oslo, Norway and Metuchen, NJ– In Würzburg, Germany, a new study was presented at the International Conference on Children’s Bone Health. The study highlighted the increased risk of fracture risk in children who had a low intake of Vitamin K2. Over the past decade, there has been an increased concern...
