The Confident Clinician Podcast

Vitamin K and Osteoporosis? Should we bother?


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This fall we are offering a menopause Advanced Training Course for our members of the Confident Clinician Club. Our focus is on cardiovascular disease, bone and mental health and will support non-prescribers to support patients beyond HRT.

We are limiting our seats to 40 nonmembers to join our 500-member community for this live workshop. You can learn more about it here. [https://discover.theconfidentclinicianclub.com/menopause-intensive-1]

This podcast is about the (lack of) research on Vitamin K for osteoporosis and why we have a difficult time recommending this solution for our patients based on the current literature. 

Have a listen, and here are the references shared: 

Salma et al. Effect of Vitamin K on Bone Mineral Density and Fracture Risk in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biomed 10, 1048 (2022).   Shiraki, M., Shiraki, Y., Aoki, C. & Miura, M. Vitamin K2 (Menatetrenone) Effectively Prevents Fractures and Sustains Lumbar Bone Mineral Density in Osteoporosis. J Bone Miner Res 15, 515–521 (2000).   Rønn, S. H., Harsløf, T., Oei, L., Pedersen, S. B. & Langdahl, B. L. The effect of vitamin MK-7 on bone mineral density and microarchitecture in postmenopausal women with osteopenia, a 3-year randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Osteoporosis Int 32, 185–191 (2021).

 

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The Confident Clinician PodcastBy Dr. Jordan Robertson ND