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Coumadin Book

This indispensable book includes:

• A primer on WHAT a Mediterranean-style diet is and WHY it's great for you
• 95+ delicious Coumadin safe recipes
• Information about managing your diet on Coumadin
• Ingredient and cooking tips throughout the book
• Complete Nutrition Facts, including Vitamin K content, for each recipe

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Note: This is a revised and updated version of Dr. Harlan's The Dr. Gourmet Diet for Coumadin Users. These are the same recipes with updated Nutrition Information, with the addition of information on a Mediterranean-style diet.

How Much Vitamin K is in...?

Find out the exact amount of Vitamin K (in micrograms) of almost a thousand common foods! Listed both alphabetically and then in order of the amount of Vitamin K in the food, this list will help you know exactly how much Vitamin K you're eating. Just $4.95 for the eBook (PDF) or $12.95 for the paperback. Get your copy now!

It's easy to get answers about health and nutrition! Just send your question by email to [email protected] and Dr. Harlan will respond to selected questions of general interest. Answers will be posted in the Ask Dr. Gourmet newsletter (sign up now!) and archived in the Ask Dr. Gourmet section of the website.

Please note that the Ask Dr. Gourmet feature is restricted to questions regarding food and nutrition. Due to the many questions we receive, not all questions may be answered. For more specific questions about your individual health, please contact your doctor. About Timothy S. Harlan, MD, FACP, CCMS | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy


 
 

Ask Dr. Gourmet

Should Coumadin users peel zucchini?

I love your Vit K list showing low, medium, high levels of Vitamin K. I did not see zucchini listed. I roast it with yellow squash and peppers in a small amount of olive oil and need to know if I should peel it. Thank you for your wonderful website. It is very educational and I am going to share the info with my family physician so he can point other warfarin patients to it.

Dr. Gourmet Says...

a pile of various sizes of fresh zucchini, some with flowers still attached to them

Wow, your recipe of roasting squash, zucchini and peppers together sounds fantastic. Having the zucchini is safe whether you peel it or not.

According to the USDA, a medium sized, raw, and unpeeled zucchini has 5 micrograms (mcg) of Vitamin K and a cup of chopped zucchini (also unpeeled) comes in at 8 mcg. This would be considered a low amount of Vitamin K when the daily RDA is 76-80mcg.

Thanks for writing,

Timothy S. Harlan, MD, FACP, CCMS
Dr. Gourmet

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