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Ingredient

CoQ10 (Ubiquinone/Ubiquinol)

Promising

An endogenous mitochondrial cofactor often supplemented in midlife and older adults.

How it works

Acts as an electron carrier in the mitochondrial electron transport chain and as a lipid-phase antioxidant.

Evidence

The Q-SYMBIO RCT in chronic heart failure used 100 mg three times daily (300 mg/day) and reported improved outcomes. Evidence in healthy adults at lower doses is less direct.

Studies

Mortensen et al., JACC Heart Fail, 2014
100 mg three times daily (300 mg/day) improved outcomes in chronic heart failure.
PubMed 25282031 ↗

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CoQ10 (Ubiquinone/Ubiquinol)

How it works

Evidence

Studies

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