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Your father was recently prescribed an anticoagulant medicine and was surprised that the doctor advised him to maintain consumption of consistent amounts of green leafy vegetables every day. you inform your father that __________.

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Inconsistent intakes of green leafy vegetables will interfere with the regular action of the drug. When you ingest more vitamin K from green vegetables, you can decrease the effectiveness of drug(warfarin.) A higher dose of the drug will then be required to maintain the recommended degree of interference with blood clotting.
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