Individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy with warfarin should be instructed to monitor their consumption of foods high in vitamin K because:
1. Vitamin K potentiates the action of warfarin
2. Warfarin causes hypervitaminosis K
3. The combination of the two substances is toxic to the liver
4. Excess vitamin K would decrease the effect of warfarin
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