Can “Coenzyme Q-10” or other supplements aid the heart?
There’s currently no evidence that Coenzyme Q-10 is a benefit in the prevention or treatment of heart disease. I’ll say an extra word about supplements in general. One difficulty with using supplements is that, because they are completely unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration, you don’t really know when you purchase them how much of the active ingredient is actually present. In some supplements, testing of supplements that one could buy over the counter has shown enormous ranges; thousand-fold differences in the actual amount of what was thought to be the active ingredient in a particular preparation, even under the same brand name, even in what would look like it was the same block. So, you can’t be sure what you’re getting, testing hasn’t been done in most cases to demonstrate a benefit, and while many of them may be harmless some do interact (as with some of the antioxidants) with other medications. So, it’s important to discuss them with your physician or health care prov
