Le vithamini ivela ikakhulu kwimifuno kunye neoli yemifuno, kunye nenyama, amaqanda, kunye nokutya okuvundisiweyo (okufana netshizi).
Abantu abatya ukutya okutyebileyo kwivithamin K banomngcipheko ophantsi wama-34% wesifo esibulalayo se-cardiovascular disease esihambelana ne-atherosclerosis.
Iingcali zenzululwazi kwiYunivesithi yase-Edith Cohen (e-USA) zifunde idatha kubantu abangaphezu kwamawaka angamashumi amahlanu abathathe inxaxheba kwixesha elide leDanish Diet, Cancer, kunye neMpilo kwisithuba seminyaka engama-23. Ukutya kuqulethe iindidi ezimbini zevithamin K: ivithamin K1 ivela ikakhulu kwimifuno kunye neoli yemifuno, kwaye i-vitamin K2 ifumaneka enyameni, emaqanda, kunye nokutya okubilisiweyo (okufana netshizi).
Ngenxa yoko, kwavela ukuba abantu abafumana i-vitamin K1 ephezulu babengama-21% amathuba okuba bangeniswe esibhedlele nge-cardiovascular disease ehambelana ne-atherosclerosis, ngelixa umngcipheko wokulaliswa esibhedlele wawungaphantsi kwe-14% ye-vitamin K2. Lo mngcipheko uphantsi wabonwa kuzo zonke iintlobo zesifo senhliziyo esinxulumene ne-atherosclerosis, ngakumbi kwi-peripheral artery disease (34%).
Ngokutsho kwezazinzulu, i-Vitamin K isebenza ngokukhusela kwi-calcium buildup kwi-artery eziphambili. Kwaye oku kudla ngokukhokelela ekubaleni imithambo yegazi.