When compared to low protein intakes, eating a diet high in protein, seems to allow patients who tend to bleed to clot more easily. Several nutrients affect coagulation, such as vitamin K are needed by the liver to produce coagulation factors in the body. Research has found that a diet low in protein and high in carbohydrates actually impairs liver function especially in the early stages of malfunction.

(Journal Of Nutrition 1997: 127: 1279 1283)