Coenzyme Q10 supplementation: Efficacy, safety, and formulation challenges.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to review scientific evidence on the efficacy, safety, and formulation challenges of Coenzyme Q10 as a dietary supplement and potential treatment for noncommunicable diseases.
Results Summary
The abstract highlights CoQ10's growing interest due to its potential role in addressing noncommunicable diseases, but specific efficacy results are not detailed. It emphasizes the need for broader scientific evidence on its benefits and safety.
Population
General population, particularly those at risk for noncommunicable diseases (cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, cancer, diabetes).
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a healthy diet along with dietary supplementation | decrease | morbidity | - | - | could play an important role to reduce | #1 |
a healthy diet along with dietary supplementation | decrease | its associated health care costs | - | - | could play an important role to cut off | #2 |
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) | neutral | various noncommunicable diseases that are among the global top 10 causes of death | - | - | is a potential candidate for the treatment of | #3 |
World population growth and aging are posing unprecedented challenges in sustaining the health of 9.1 billion people that will be occupying the planet by 2050. Although noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and diabetes are among the top 10 global causes of death, they can be prevented by risk factor reduction, early detection, and adequate treatment. Since a healthy diet along with dietary supplementation could play an important role to reduce morbidity and cut off its associated health care costs, research in the food and nutrition area is required to find solutions to global challenges affecting health. As a result of the healthy living trend, dietary supplements category is growing fast, leading to an urgent need for dietitians, physicians, and policy makers to broaden the scientific evidence on the efficacy and safety of a wide range of active ingredients. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), as the third most consumed dietary supplement, and as a potential candidate for the treatment of various noncommunicable diseases that are among the global top 10 causes of death, has gained interest over years. Scientific evidence regarding mainly CoQ10 efficacy and safety, as well as formulation challenges, is addressed in this review.