What are the benefits of vitamin K2 in the form of MK-7 in a calcium formula?
Strong scientific evidence now suggests that vitamin K2 is an important piece of the bone health puzzle. Vitamin K2 is derived from Natto, the richest natural source of vitamin K2. Natto is an ancient Japanese food made from fermented soybeans, and significant amounts of vitamin K2 are produced during the fermentation process. Vitamin K2 is classified into MK-4 and MK-7 primarily. More recently the attention of scientists is focused on the MK-7 version which is natural and stays in the blood stream longer than MK-4 creating bone health benefits. MK-7 stimulates protein synthesis in osteoblastic cells and enhances osteocalcin production, a calcium-binding protein in the cells, which stimulates the mineralization in bone tissues. MK-7 has been found to have a stimulatory effect on calcification and an inhibitory effect on bone reabsorption in bone tissue, thereby increasing bone mass. RAW Calcium provides 100mcg of RAW Food-Created vitamin K2 in the form of MK-7.
