Benefits of Hydrosoluble CoQ10 - High Cholesterol Message Board

ARIZONA73 · 02-24-2006, 05:58 PM

If anyone is wondering which kind of CoQ10 is best to take, this study out of India should help steer you in the right direction. Subjects given hydrosoluble coenzyme Q10 (Q-Gel) experienced a net reduction of 22.6% for Lp(a), significantly increased their HDL, and experienced a significant decrease in blood glucose levels.

[url]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_u ids=10077397&dopt=Abstract[/url]

Lenin · 02-25-2006, 08:16 AM

Thanks Arizona, it would be nice to believe but such a small short study isn't much to go on (25 people on Co-Q10, 22 on placebo for 28 days.)
A special sign of possible weakness of the study was the 8.2% decrease in Lp(a) from using a placebo.

(And it's also bad science to use 22 people and report results to the second significant number...but I quibble.)

I'm a poster boy for high Lp(a) and Co-Q10 at either 100 or 50 mg/day does nothing for me.

ARIZONA73 · 02-25-2006, 08:29 AM

Lenin,

You're right, it is a small study. But it's interesting nevertheless. I think the problem with CoQ10, aside from the cost, is that it really is not absorbed very well. In fact, I've heard that with most forms of CoQ10, you may only absorb about 10%. But with the hydrosoluble form, it is much better absorbed, and you may be absorbing at least 50%. At least, this is what I have heard. Unfortunately, I have never seen the Q-Gel in stores. So I just order it online.

janeslk · 02-25-2006, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ARIZONA73

If anyone is wondering which kind of CoQ10 is best to take, this study out of India should help steer you in the right direction. Subjects given hydrosoluble coenzyme Q10 (Q-Gel) experienced a net reduction of 22.6% for Lp(a), significantly increased their HDL, and experienced a significant decrease in blood glucose levels.

[url]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_u ids=10077397&dopt=Abstract[/url]

I was glad you posted this because I started reading up on CoQ10. Is it true that it takes as long as a year to actually build up in your system if you are taking the Q-sorb type capsules? I was probably reading an ad for the Q-gel type, but it said it only takes a few weeks at a lower dosage to get the same effect as Q-sorb at higher dosages over several months. Anyway, I ordered some for my guinea pig, uh, I mean my husband. Jane

NHone · 02-25-2006, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by janeslk

I was glad you posted this because I started reading up on CoQ10. Is it true that it takes as long as a year to actually build up in your system if you are taking the Q-sorb type capsules? I was probably reading an ad for the Q-gel type, but it said it only takes a few weeks at a lower dosage to get the same effect as Q-sorb at higher dosages over several months. Anyway, I ordered some for my guinea pig, uh, I mean my husband. Jane

LOL, thats funny....You made my day with the guinea pig statement... A gentleman, M.d., Phd. at cornell said you should be able to replenish you Coq10 quiet quickly, (couple weeks) he alos found that Lipitor can deplete your Coq10 in as little as 13 days. There is a part of the brain the cerebellum that is highly seseptable to CoQ10 depletion. The reason for this is the cerebellum does not contain the same percentages of Coq10 as other parts of the brain and body. Therefore depletions will affect it first. If you read one of my other post I mentioned the original Framingham study that listed one of the factors of heart disease as being married to a highly educated woman.... if i were that guinea pig I might watch out.. Again thanks for the laugh.