The body makes CoQ10 from the amino acids tyrosine and methionine, and it is found in foods such as fish, wheat germ and vegetable oils. The therapeutic doses of the supplement range from 30 to 100 mg per day, levels 10-40 times that found in organ meat, the most concentrated dietary source of CoQ10. It has no serious adverse effects, but its safety in pregnancy has not been established. It is considered non-essential because the body can synthesize it from lysine and methionine. For those with cardiovascular disease supplementation of this nutrient can benefit angina, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy and peripheral vascular diseases.
Heart disease is the nation's number one killer.
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