Researchers from the Mayo Clinic recruited 1,007 health patients and 603 patients recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma to take part in the study. (Non- Hodgkin lymphoma is a form of cancer that starts in your white blood cells and moves on to other sites in the body.)

Each of the patients filled out detailed dietary surveys. Researchers then examined the data, and the results were remarkable.

They found that patients with daily vitamin K intake of at least 108 micrograms a day had less risk of developing lymphoma. In fact, their risk dropped 45 percent compared to men and women whose intake was less than 39 micrograms per day.

Interestingly, you don‘t need a whopping amount of vitamin K to reap the benefits. In fact, the men and women with the highest intakes didn‘t fare any better than those getting just 108 micrograms. Heck, 108 mcg is less than the RDA for vitamin K (120 mcg for men and 90 mcg for women).

This just goes to show you that more isn‘t always better. Plus, it certainly proves my point from two weeks ago: you don‘t need to take a vitamin K supplement. In most cases, I‘d rather see you focus on eating foods that contain vitamin K.

Just remember, you‘ll get plenty of K1 by eating green leafy vegetables. And you‘ll get K2 from cheese, meat, fish, as well as fermented foods like sauerkraut and natto. So, it‘s as easy as a having a healthy meal to keep your risk of this disease to a minimum.