Asparagus – Vitamin K and Folate powerhouse
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- Category: Vegetables
The two strongest features of Asparagus is its high content of Vitamin K and Folate.
Folate is good for your cardiovascular system since Folate, together with Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, helps convert homocysteine into cysteine. Without enough Folate you’ll have a buildup of homocysteine in your bloodstream which weakens the blood vessels.
Vitamin K aids the body with blood coagulation, helps fight inflamation and helps prevent bone loss disseases such as osteopenia and osteoporosis.
Sources:
- http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=12#nutritionalprofile
- http://www.healingfoodreference.com/asparagus.html
- http://www.naturalnews.com/vitamin_K.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K
- http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminK/
- http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/misc_topics/vitamink.html
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