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A high menaquinone reduces the incidence of coronary heart disease in women.\nGast GC, de Roos NM, Sluijs I, Bots ML, Beulens JW, Geleijnse JM, Witteman JC, Grobbee DE, Peeters PH, van der Schouw YT.\nNutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print]\nPMID: 19179058 \ndoi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2008.10.004\n

Increased intakes of vitamin K2, but not vitamin K1, may decrease the risk of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women, says a new study.\nFor every 10 microgram increase in the amount of vitamin K2 consumed, researchers from the Netherlands report a 9 per cent reduction in the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD).

Leaf A.\nDietary prevention of coronary heart disease: the Lyon Diet Heart Study.\nCirculation. 1999 Feb 16;99(6):733-5.