Vitamin K Protects Against Diabetes

Researchers have newly discovered a role vitamin K plays in insulin excretion and blood sugar regulation that may lead to therapeutic applications. Take care to avoid these triggers.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Canadian researchers identified a protective role vitamin K plays against diabetes following past research implicating vitamin K in the development of the disease. Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in 2017 and total health care costs were $327 billion in 2019

• The researchers found vitamin K in large quantities in beta cells…