CoQ10 may reduce muscle injury in athletes

**Exciting new research for elite athletes has shown that supplements of
CoQ10 may reduce the occurrence of muscular injuries.

This new research was carried out in Japan and adds to an
already-growing body of research to support the use of CoQ10 in sports
nutrition.

The double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that levels of markers
associated with increased wear and tear in the muscle, like creatine
kinase and lipid peroxide, were significantly lower in elite Japanese
kendo athletes after consuming co-enzyme Q10 for 20 days, compared to
placebo.

/"These results indicate that CoQ10 supplementation reduced
exercise-induced muscular injury in athletes,"/ concluded the researchers.

The underlying mechanism appears to be due to the antioxidant potential
of the coenzyme, suggest the researchers, although further research is
necessary to confirm these findings.

Researchers from University of Tsukuba, University of Tokyo, and Kobe
Gakuin University reported their findings in the British Journal of
Nutrition.

Source: British Journal of Nutrition
Published online ahead of print, doi:10.1017/S0007114508926544
/"Reducing exercise-induced muscular injury in kendo athletes with
supplementation of coenzyme Q10"
/Authors: M. Kon, K. Tanabe, T. Akimoto, F. Kimura, Y. Tanimura, K.
Shimizu, T. Okamoto, I. Kono

From the Nutri Supplement, issue 101