Vitamin K links to varicose veins:
Vitamin K is found in green leafy vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage and in fermented dairy products and its primary role is to help blood clot.
New research from the University of Nantes in France has shown that when a vitamin K dependent protein, matrix GLS, is inactivated it restricts blood flow and causes swelling in the veins. This highlights the important role vitamin K can play in maintaining vascular health. Varicose veins affect one in three women and around half as many men.