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SUBMITTER: Alehagen U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5894963 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alehagen Urban U Aaseth Jan J Alexander Jan J Johansson Peter P
PloS one 20180411 4
<h4>Background</h4>Selenium and coenzyme Q10 are both necessary for optimal cell function in the body. The intake of selenium is low in Europe, and the endogenous production of coenzyme Q10 decreases as age increases. Therefore, an intervention trial using selenium and coenzyme Q10 for four years as a dietary supplement was performed. The main publication reported reduced cardiovascular mortality as a result of the intervention. In the present sub-study the objective was to determine whether red ...[more]