Re: Coumadin and Vitamin K Consistency

[Guest guest]

Pat can you post the full version of this paper?

>

> On June 3 I heard Breedon, PhD RD FADA present on Nutrients

> affecting Type 2 Diabetes. She spent considerable time on Vitamin K.

> Here is a link to the Vitamin K paper she provided as one of many

> electronic handouts

>

http://www.montanadieteticassociation.org/support-files/aunt-c-vitamin-k-handout\

-final-best-short-version11-10-this.pdf

>

> She is a delightful presenter andI'm sure as animated when she teaches

> medical students in addition to clinical practice. One aside she made

> was that once when she was presenting to physicians at a convention with

> a trade show she happened to sit next to a drug company rep. She

> mentioned that it would be very logical for his company to provide

> vitamin K in the coumadin med to assure the minimum intake

> consistently. She was saddened by his response. He said that then all

> the other companies would follow suit and my company wouldn't be ahead,

> so why do it.

>

> This paper might be a good one to share with physicians.

>

> Pat Bollinger, MS RD

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pat, I work with some stubborn physicians that need to read this (well I

will need to translate to them since they don't even know english...) and the

Uptodate article on vitamin K as well.