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A close look at coenzyme Q10 and policosanol.

Publication: Harvard Heart Letter
Publication Date: 01-DEC-02 		Format: Online - approximately 842 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Do these supplements live up to their claims for improving heart health?

Almost every day readers ask us about herbs or other alternative remedies for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular problems in general. Answering these questions is one of our toughest tasks.

Why? For most alternative therapies, there's little or no solid science on which to base clear recommendations. That's certainly the case for coenzyme Q10 and policosanol.

Coenzyme Q10

A claim such as "Improves the heart and circulation" is hard to pass up. Maybe that's why the magazine Vitamin Retailer called coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) one of the "most important dietary supplements of the new millennium."

There's little question that coenzyme Q10 is an important source of revenue for vitamin sellers. There are...

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