Natural Products Insider

Todd Runestad, senior editor at Informa Health & Nutrition, talks with Eric Anderson of NattoPharma about “the forgotten vitamin,” vitamin K2, especially the menaquinone-7, or MK-7, form. Compelling research is catapulting the ingredient into the supplement industry in produts for all stages of life, from infants through seniors trying to preserve bone health and keep arteries flexible. Key topics in the podcast include: • Research establishing vitamin K2 as a revolutionary ingredient for bones and heart health. • Follow-up research showing those who consumed the most K2 (from real cheese) had 50% less calcium in their arteries, and 50% reduced risk of death from coronary heart disease. • 19 studies establishing MK-7 takes calcium out of arteries, where you don’t want it, and puts it in bones, where you do. • The latest human research showing MK-7 reduced hardening of the arteries—the top cardio killer.