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- Title
Vitamin K supplementation in postmenopausal women with osteopenia (ECKO trial): a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Cheung, Angela M; Tile, Lianne; Lee, Yuna; Tomlinson, George; Hawker, Gillian; Scher, Judy; Hu, Hanxian; Vieth, Reinhold; Thompson, Lilian; Jamal, Sophie; Josse, Robert
- Abstract
Vitamin K has been widely promoted as a supplement for decreasing bone loss in postmenopausal women, but the long-term benefits and potential harms are unknown. This study was conducted to determine whether daily high-dose vitamin K1 supplementation safely reduces bone loss, bone turnover, and fractures.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2008, Vol 5, Issue 10, pe196
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.0050196