Effects of Dairy on Vitamin K-status

Inclusion Criteria: * Apparently healthy men and postmenopausal women between 45 and 65 years old * Subjects of body weight and height according to BMI between 23 and 30 kg/m2 * Subjects of Caucasian race * Subject has given written consent to take part in the study * Low vitamin K-status Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with hypertension * Subjects with hypercholesterolemia * Subjects with (a history of) metabolic or gastrointestinal disease * Subjects presenting chronic degenerative and/or inflammatory disease * Subjects with (a history) of diabetes mellitus * Abuse of drugs and/or alcohol * Subjects receiving corticosteroϊd treatment * Subjects using oral anticoagulants and subjects with clotting disorders * Subjects using blood pressure lowering medication * Subjects using cholesterol-lowering medication * Subjects using multivitamins or vitamin K supplements * Subjects consuming high amounts of vitamin K-containing food products * Subjects with cow's milk allergy and lactose intolerance