Vitamin K2-rich Cheese

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** An orally bioavailable nutritional supplement composed of vitamin K2-rich cheese that can be used to increase levels of osteocalcin and vitamin K, and may have bone protective, lipid regulating and blood pressure modulating activities. Upon oral administration, the vitamin K2-rich cheese may be able to increase the ratio of carboxylated to undercarboxylated osteocalcin and increase the levels of long-chained vitamin K2. In addition, the cheese supplement may reduce total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, and the LDL/high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio. It may also positively affect blood pressure.

**Synonyms:** - Jarlsberg (TM) Cheese