Nutritionists Agree: The One Supplement You Should Be Taking If You Suffer From High Blood Pressure

There are many foods high in vitamin K, particularly dark, leafy vegetables like kale, collard greens, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and lettuce. You can also get vitamin K from meats like pork chops, beef liver and chicken.

And, all of these foods are good for you in other ways, as they are high in protein, minerals and other vitamins.

“Current dietary guidelines for the consumption of vitamin K are generally only based on the amount of vitamin K1 a person should consume to ensure that their blood can coagulate,"Dr. Nicola Bondonno, the study's senior author said.

"However, there is growing evidence that intakes of vitamin K above the current guidelines can afford further protection against the development of other diseases, such as atherosclerosis. Although more research is needed to fully understand the process, we believe that vitamin K works by protecting against the calcium build-up in the major arteries of the body leading to vascular calcification.”