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Did you know that the wealth of vitamin K1 (122% daily value) found in a serving of green beans plays an important role in bone health? Although calcium and vitamin D are often the nutrients highlighted in discussions on bone and prevention of bone-related disease, current research is increasingly revealing the importance of vitamin K.
Although much of the bone-related research has focused on the K2 form of the vitamin, the K1 form found in greens beans has also been associated with better bone mineral density and decreased risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis. Vitamin K1 protects our bones by lessening oxidative stress and inflammation, which if chronically elevated, activates osteoclasts, the specialized cells that break down bone.
