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    Is Coenzyme Q10 really "omnipotent"?

    • Last Update: 2021-11-11
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone and vitamin Q, is similar in structure to vitamin K.
    It is a fat-soluble compound widely found in the human body
    .
    About 25% of the coenzyme Q10 in the human body is obtained through diet, including animal liver, pork, chicken, fish, spinach, broccoli, etc.
    ; the remaining 75% comes from the body's own synthesis
    .
     
    For most people, as long as their physical condition is normal, there is no shortage
    .
    Coenzyme Q10 can help the human body convert the food it eats into energy for the human body to use, and plays an important role in the process of human energy production.
    Therefore, coenzyme Q10 is mainly concentrated in the heart, liver, kidney and other energy-consuming organs in the human body
    .
     
    Coenzyme Q10 is generally exist in two forms: oxidized coenzyme Q10, coenzyme Q10, mostly present in reduced form in the human body, coenzyme Q10 susceptible to oxidation, can play a similar role with the antioxidant vitamin E phase
    .
    However, both oxidized and reduced coenzyme Q10 has a powerful effect of scavenging free radicals, reducing the damage of free radicals to the body, and maintaining the health of the body
    .
     
    At present, in China, Coenzyme Q10 is included in the "Pharmaceuticals of the People's Republic of China" and can be used as an adjuvant therapy for certain cardiovascular diseases, certain kidney diseases, diabetes, etc.
    ; in the food field, Coenzyme Q10 is only used in health foods.
    The effect is to enhance immunity and anti-oxidation
    .
     
    Whether it is used as a medicine or a health food, Coenzyme Q10 is not "omnipotent".
    Whether or not it needs to be supplemented and how to supplement it is best taken under the guidance of a professional doctor or pharmacist
    .
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