Study suggests greens prevent varicose veins: Newstarget.com

Instead of bulging biceps, maybe Popeye should be shown with smooth, unblemished calves. Here's why: A recent study published in the Journal of Vascular Research has found that the protein MPG that causes the prevention of varicose veins is activated in the presence of adequate vitamin-K.

Spinach is one of the highest sources of dietary vitamin K, containing 380 micrograms of Vitamin K per 100 grams, about 1 cup's worth.

Although not as familiar to the public as vitamins A, the B vitamins, and vitamins C, D and E, vitamin K research has been conducted since the late 1920s. Vitamin K, (the 'K' stands for the German word 'Koagulation'), is important for clotting the blood, bone health, preventing hardening of the arteries and now, it would seem, prevention of varicose veins.

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