VitaK announced that MenaQ7 natural vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 is a product to earn the VitaK2 Seal of Quality and Efficacy in both oil and powder form, for use in dietary supplements and food enrichment. VitaK2 is the trademark registered by VitaK at the Maastricht University as a quality label for vitamin K products with proven quality, efficacy and safety. MenaQ7 is a natural form of vitamin K that has earned the VitaK2 status. MenaQ7 has been tested extensively for absorption and bioavailability, safety, and efficacy in human studies.
This rigorous evaluation includes a demonstration of consistent menaquinone-7 levels from numerous commercial production batches, consistent organoleptic properties such as appearance and odor, absence of impurities, and most importantly, clinical evidence of bioavailability, bioactivity and efficacy in human trials. MenaQ7 natural vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 is more potent than other K-vitamins such as K1, this is due to its slightly different chemical structure causing different pharmacokinetic properties.
Vitamin K2 has been shown in laboratory experiments, population based studies and clinical trials to be much more effective than K1 in preventing bone loss, promoting bone strength, significantly reducing the incidence of arterial calcification and promoting cardiovascular health.
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