Articles > Ubiquinol Update 2013 (cont.) A Promising Start on CFS

One open-label, pilot study presented at the ICQA offered some promise to the populous group afflicted with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a disease with unknown etiology, no known cure and a condition that is marked by extreme fatigue, joint pain and myalgia. Twenty-eight CFS patients participated in the trial, each subject given 150 mg ubiquinol per day for a period of eight weeks. Upon conclusion of the trial, the researchers found that symptoms of depression, sleep duration and performance in arithmetic task were all significantly improved by ubiquinol supplementation; according to the researchers, these improvements were dependent on increases in plasma CoQ10 levels.6 The sophisticated information at the ICQA provides the dietary supplements industry with valuable technical understanding about ubiquinol’s mechanisms, and it offers clues to how best engage the nutrient for its variety of beneficial attributes. If biological currency is ATP, then ubiquinol is biological wealth. I can’t wait for the next ICQA, when more ubiquinol studies will be presented. And, we’ll be back in these pages to offer readers the highlights. VR

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Sid Shastri, MSc, is a product development manager for Kaneka Nutrients.