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# Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

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## Where it comes from without a bottle

Food, exercise and behaviour routes to the same pathway, each with its citation.

| Natural source | How it works | Citation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Organ meats & fatty fish | CoQ10 occurs naturally in foods; organ meats and fatty fish are among the richest sources. | Foods 2023 [PMID 37372507](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37372507/) |
| Aerobic exercise + dietary restriction | Exercise and every-other-day eating raise the body's own CoQ levels and Q-dependent antioxidant activity in muscle. | J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2014 [PMID 24496576](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24496576/) |

### What those papers actually say

1. **Organ meats & fatty fish**
   Foods 2023 · [PMID 37372507](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37372507/) · [DOI 10.3390/foods12122296](https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12122296)

   > Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a vitamin-like compound found naturally in plant- and animal-derived materials... 383.25 µg/g in the lyophilized chicken hearts.

2. **Aerobic exercise + dietary restriction**
   J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2014 · [PMID 24496576](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24496576/) · [DOI 10.1093/gerona/glu002](https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu002)

   > exercise and dietary restriction as every-other-day procedure can regulate endogenous synthesized Q levels and Q-dependent antioxidant activities in muscle.

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## Scope and disclosures

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