1. Bruce Lipshutz Bruce Lipshutz United States says:

    This is an unfortunate, but common occurrence in the CoQ literature, since it is clear that (1) it it unappreciated that rats are mainly on CoQ9, and NOT CoQ10, so giving them this amount of the wrong dietary supplement is not going to provide accurate nor meaningful data; and (2) just look at the picture shown at the beginning of this article of the CoQ10 caplets! Apparently, it is unappreciated that administration of solid CoQ10 has zero bioavailability; it must be administered as a soft gel and even this way only leads to 10-15% absorption. Conclusion:  articles that contain such misinformation are hurting the otherwise hugely beneficial use of CoQ10 in humans. Too bad we are forced to depend on these so-called experts, who are not experts at all. The loser in all of this is the public, especially those who really need CoQ10 to maintain their health (e.g., those taking statins, those with a family history of heart disease, etc.).

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