Deficiencies_Of_Vitamin_K

                       Vitamin K Deficiencies:
                       Cases of vitamin deficiencies are rare,except in some newborn babies.This is because the vitamin gets synthesized by microorganisms that are within the intestinal tract.However,in newborn infants,the establishments of this bacteria take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to develop. Mothers are typically given vitamin K supplements before having her baby in order to increase the amounts of the vitamin that crosses over the placenta and are made ready in the breast milk.

                        Adults may have vitamin K deficiencies due to the lack of dark green leafy vegetables in their diet.Also,those men and women who take in many antibiotic medications on a regular basis show signs of being deficient of vitamin K.Other medications that may affect how your body absorbs vitamin K are salicylates,coumarin,and warfarin.