This vitamin is important for bones, children are prone to deficiency at "eating age, growing age"

(Dan Tri) - This is a micronutrient that bridges and coordinates calcium to the right place, to the bones instead of accumulating in the wrong place. However, this nutrient is not given the attention it deserves.

Vitamin K2 is one of the important micronutrients that often receives less attention in the community. By regulating calcium utilization in the body, vitamin K2 plays a crucial role in bone structure formation, protecting blood vessels, and preventing mineral metabolism disorders.

This information was provided by Dr. Truong Hong Son, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine.

Dr. Son cited a recent study in China that showed vitamin K2 is an independent factor associated with the risk of stunting. Furthermore, Dr. Son emphasized that the study results indicated that children in their developmental years are the group at highest risk of vitamin K2 deficiency.

Vitamin K2 plays an important role in bone structure and height development in children (Photo: Getty).

Vitamin K2 helps activate vitamin K-dependent proteins, particularly osteocalcin and matrix GLA protein (MGP). Osteocalcin helps bind calcium to bone, while MGP prevents calcium deposition in soft tissues such as blood vessel walls.

Thanks to this dual role, vitamin K2 is considered an intermediary that ensures calcium is "delivered to the right place"—that is, into the bones and away from unwanted tissues.

Vitamin K2 is found in some animal products and fermented foods, such as certain types of cheese, milk, egg yolks, animal liver, red meat, etc.

The Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine also warns that vitamin D deficiency in children in Vietnam remains common and is negatively impacting children's height development . A 2022 study in Southeast Asian countries (including Vietnam) showed that more than 50% of infants were deficient in vitamin D.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/loai-vitamin-quan-important-with-xuong-tre-de-thieu-hut-o-tuoi-an-tuoi-lon-20250620200119951.htm