CellWell record HH-12899
The Effects of Vitamin K2 on Recovery from Muscle-Damaging Resistance Exercise in Young and Older Adults: The TAKEOVER Randomized Controlled Trial.
Lithgow H; Johnston L; Ho F; Dunning E; Nakada S; Celis-Morales C; Hunter AM; Lees JS; Mark PB; Quinn TJ; Gray SR
Medicine and science in sports and exercise ยท 2026
In plain language
In a randomized trial, 12 weeks of vitamin K2 supplementation raised MK-7 levels but showed no overall effect on muscle strength, physical function, or inflammation after muscle-damaging exercise, though older adults showed some electromyographic differences.
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