WARFARIN

DIET
K
Prepared by: Kia Harah I. Rivera, SN-BDC
WARFARIN
DIET
It refers to dietary guidelines
recommendations for individuals who are
and

prescribed warfarin, an anticoagulant

medication.

GOAL
Manage the intake of vitamin K, a nutrient
crucial for blood clotting.
 WARFARI
N
This medication is used to treat blood clots (such as in
deep vein thrombosis-DVT or pulmonary embolus-PE)
and/or to prevent new clots from forming in your body.
Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk
of a stroke or heart attack. Conditions that increase
your risk of developing blood clots include a certain
type of irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), heart
valve replacement, recent heart attack, and certain
surgeries (such as hip/knee replacement).
VITAMIN K AND
WARFARIN?
Vitamin K can change how warfarin works, and
this changes your International Normalized Ratio
(INR). Vitamin K lowers your INR values. The
lower your INR, the less time it takes for your
blood to clot. A low INR means that warfarin isn't
working well enough to prevent a dangerous
blood clot.
VITAMIN
K
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a crucial role in
several essential physiological processes in the body.

There are two main forms of vitamin K:

K1 (phylloquinone) K2 (menaquinone)

predominantly found in primarily found in food

green vegetables and plant where bacteria are part of
chlorophylls the production process
Adequate Intakes (AIs) for Vitamin K
 FOODS HIGH IN VITAMIN K
Sweet potato- 2581.36 mcg Egg yolk – 67-192 mcg

cooked spinach – 540.7 mcg Soybean oil- 184 mcg

Malunggay (Morringa) - 200-450 mcg Broccoli- 110 mcg

per 100 grams.

Water spinach- 300 mcg Cabbage- 109 mcg

INDICATIONS FOR WARFARIN DIET

Common clinical indications for warfarin

use are atrial fibrillation (AF), the
presence of artificial heart valves, deep
venous thrombosis (DVT), and
pulmonary embolism (PE), Heart attack
and congenital heart defects