{"id":531608,"date":"2026-04-15T05:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531608\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:15:10","slug":"should-i-take-a-coq10-supplement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531608\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Take a CoQ10 Supplement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">CoQ10 helps generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body\u2019s primary energy source within the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cells. \u201cCoQ10 also functions as an antioxidant, in which role it protects cells and mitochondria from injury,\u201d explains Katz. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK531491\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Research<\/a> suggests CoQ10 can counter the effects of oxidative compounds\u2014thus protecting cellular membranes\u2014and improve <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7316703\/heart-health-at-every-decade\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blood flow<\/a> and safeguard blood vessels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u00a0In addition to being naturally produced in the body, CoQ10 also can be found in foods such as <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5686429\/should-you-stop-eating-red-meat\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">meats<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5426905\/fish-healthy-aging\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">fatty fish<\/a> (such as salmon and sardines), nuts, and some <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7269715\/are-seed-oils-unhealthy\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">oils<\/a>. You don\u2019t need a lot of it. \u201cFor individuals who are young, healthy, and eating a <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collections\/live-well\/5564574\/supplements-vitamins-health\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">balanced diet<\/a>, there\u2019s little evidence that taking extra CoQ10 offers meaningful advantages,\u201d says Candace Pumper, a staff dietitian at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u00a0Some people may benefit from getting more CoQ10, however. \u201cCoQ10 levels naturally peak in early adulthood and gradually decline over time,\u201d explains Pumper. \u201cLower levels are also associated with a range of health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, fibromyalgia, and neurodegenerative disorders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CoQ10 helps generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body\u2019s primary energy source within the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":531609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55,7268],"class_list":{"0":"post-531608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom","13":"tag-wellness"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}