K2 tablets

[Justme13]

I usually buy Better You k2 spray. Daily oral 180 ug a day.

Looking on line saw k2 tablets. Health For All vit k2 mk7 200mcg £7.99.

Anyone tried them? Unsure about mcg compared with ug.

Thanks.

[HeronNS]

As far as I know u is the Roman alphabet way (for convenience not because it represents the same sound) of writing the Greek letter mu; mcg is the same as ug.

[Justme13 in reply to HeronNS]

Thanks

[HeronNS in reply to Justme13]

FYI I take Vitamin K2 capsules, 100 mcg twice a day, and I have noticed that my teeth which used to be very sensitive are very much less so now. I suppose this means better dental health from that supplement.

[Justme13 in reply to HeronNS]

Yes, after taking k2 oral spray 180mcg per day, I can now tolerate the cold water spray at the dentist during cleaning.The 200mcg n tablet form will be slightly more.

[Sunseaandsand in reply to HeronNS]

Hi Heron,This is incorrect, please have a look at my reply for explanation.

[Sunseaandsand in reply to HeronNS]

Sorry Heron,I misread the mcg for mg!!

[Met00]

Yes, Heron is correct, ug and mcg are the same.

[Justme13 in reply to Met00]

Thank you both.I’ll go ahead and buy them. Seems a good price for 90 tablets.

[Sunseaandsand in reply to Met00]

Please see my reply.

[Sunseaandsand in reply to Met00]

This is incorrect information.

[Sunseaandsand]

Hi, ug is micrograms (greek letter mu) and mg is milligrams.Micro is 1 millionth of a gram and milli is one thousandth of a gram.

I suppose taking it orally not all of it will be absorbed and and a lot will just pass through the body.

[Met00 in reply to Sunseaandsand]

As you say, mg is milligrams, but mcg is micrograms, the same as ug.

[Sunseaandsand in reply to Met00]

Sorry misread the mcg as mg.It is too early in the morning for me!!

[Fracturegirl]

I’m taking 5,000 mcg of K2-7 three times a day. This is the dose that produced results in Japan.

[Met00 in reply to Fracturegirl]

That's a huge dose! I'm interested in the studies you mention, but can't find any detail online. Do you have any links please?

[Fracturegirl]

I can’t remember where I found the study online. It was in Japan and it said that 15 milligrams which equals 45,000 micrograms divided into three doses each day was the dose that showed results in fewer fractures during the study. I buy Relentless brand K-2 Menatetrenone 90 capsules. It lasts one month. It’s expensive but I don’t spend money on going out or shopping anymore because I’m physically unable to do much. The dose is one 15,000 mcg with each meal because it doesn’t last long once it’s ingested. The natural way to get this is natto a fermented Japanese food.

[Fracturegirl]

I’m in they US and buy them in Amazon.

[stockport1965]

When is it best to take K2?, with a calcium tablet or separate? With food?

[Met00 in reply to stockport1965]

K2 should be taken with food, because it's fat soluble so needs the fat content of the meal to help aborption. Ideally calcium should be from diet only, but if you need to supplement to make up a shortfall, or for other health reasons, I don't think it's necessary to take the K2 at the same time. If you're taking K2-MK7, it has a long half-life so will be in your blood to work on the calcium, whatever time of day you take the calcium. If you're taking K2-MK4, that only has a short half-life, so should be taken in several doses throughout the day. By the way, it's believed that your body can only absorb 500-600mg calcium at any one time, so if you're supplementing, the supplement should be split up rather than all taken at once. This tends to happen naturally when we get our calcium from diet.