Ï㽶ÊÓƵ News - antioxidant /channels/news_feeds/all/term/antioxidant/rss en Popular antioxidant likely ineffective, study finds /channels/news/popular-antioxidant-likely-ineffective-study-finds-243263 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The popular dietary supplement ubiquinone, also known as Coenzyme Q<sub>10</sub>, is widely believed to function as an antioxidant, protecting cells against damage from free radicals. But a new study by scientists at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ finds that ubiquinone is not a crucial antioxidant -- and that consuming it is unlikely to provide any benefit.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/coenzymeq10.jpg?itok=ro5QOiEH" width="160" height="102" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2015</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:56:04 +0000 webfull 108543 at /channels