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For individuals managing a blood clotting disorder with blood-thinning medications such as warfarin, it is important not to change their intake of vitamin K suddenly.
This is because vitamin K has an essential role in blood clotting and can interfere with some medications, including warfarin.
If a person does not refrigerate vegetable juice that contains nitrates, this may lead to a buildup of bacteria. These bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite and contaminate the juice.
High levels of nitrite can be potentially harmful. A 2016 article in The Journal of the American Heart Association compiled evidence from researchers at a workshop run by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. They drew associations between high levels of nitrite and an increased risk of stomach cancer.
For these reasons, people should be careful to refrigerate juices, including any that contain watercress. *
