If you follow a Mediterranean diet that uses olive oil as your main source of fatty acids, then you'll probably live longer than if the bulk of your fats come from butter. Spanish researchers at the University of Cordoba discovered this in an experiment in which twenty healthy over-65s participated as test subjects. The Spaniards also discovered that supplementation with Q10 might enhance the life-prolonging effect of a diet with a lot of olive oil. Study The researchers gave their test subjects a standard Western diet for four consecutive weeks. 15 percent of the energy came from protein, 47 percent from carbohydrates and 38 percent from fat [12 percent from monounsaturated fatty acids, 22 percent from saturated fatty acids and 4 percent from polyunsaturated fatty acids]. The main source of the saturated fats was butter. On another occasion, the same subjects were given a Mediterranean diet for 4 weeks. The main difference with the Western diet was the prominent presence of virgin olive oil and the absence of butter. Here too 38 percent of the energy came from fat [24 percent came from monounsaturated fatty acids, 10 percent from saturated fatty acids and 4 percent from polyunsaturated fatty acids]. On yet another occasion, the subjects were given a Mediterranean diet for 4 weeks, and took 200 milligrams of Q10 daily. The subjects used ubiquinone from Kaneka. Kaneka did not pay for this research; the main sponsor was the Spanish government. After each period, the subjects were given a breakfast that was representative of their dietary pattern over the past 4 weeks. Just before and after breakfast, the researchers analyzed the blood of the test subjects. They mainly looked at the presence of AGEs. What are AGEs? 'AGEs' is an abbreviation for Advanced Glycation End Products: compounds, made from carbohydrates and amino acids, that originate in the body, especially with a high intake of rapidly absorbing carbohydrates and high levels activity of inflammatory factors and free radicals. AGE's are also present in our food. AGEs can accumulate in the body and sabotage the effects of important enzymes. The accumulation of AGEs in tissues is an important accelerator of aging processes. Results Shortly before and after breakfast, the researchers found fewer AGEs in general, and fewer N-carboxymethyl lysine in particular, in the subjects' blood if they had used olive oil as the main source of fat. The positive after-meal effects of an olive oil diet with olive oil were reinforced by Q10 supplementation. Conclusion "In conclusion, our results support the protective effect of a Mediterranean Diet against oxidative stress/inflammation, and this protection is enhanced by supplementing with CoQ, thus reducing postprandial circulating AGEs levels", write the researchers. Source: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2018 Mar 2;73(3):340-6.
ha. just this morning i called my mother to tell her i was putting some olive oil ( fresh, after cooking the food) on my son's pasta breakfast. i'm first gen Italian; so the conversation could have gone on for an hour about my family history on uses of olive oil in Sicily and Reggio Calabria. good stuff to read
Does the big bowl of pasta negate the benefits of the olive oil though haha EDIT: I meant negate the benefits of the olive oil, realized in original post I had pasta twice.
Olive oil is a bit like green tea in the sense that it is just good stuff. with study after study to confirm it. It's the oleic acid/ oleocanthol (sp) in it. Google on that for more info/benefits. If one consumes olive oil regularly for health benefits, I do think that it is well worth the time and effort to become aware of how much fraudulent bogus olive oil there is on the market. It is a fairly widespread con game. Most of it is substantially cut with soy or canola oil or sunflower oil or peanut oil or sunflower oil. Or it is represented as extra-virgin when in fact it is highly processed in a way that removes the beneficial ingredients. A lot of Americans try to get around those problems by buying something that sounds Italian and comes in a an expensive fancy bottle, but some of those fancy brands are bogus too. You have to read up a bit in the independent consumer lab reports. Methinks. I mean if you take it regularly and want all the purported benefits.
I take 2g of CoQ10 daily in coconut oil. I cook almost exclusively with OO. My 14yo is 5’9” at 100lbs... talk about underweight. He just started coming into an appetite.
Just started to take Q10 last week.Wondering, if anybody knows, if there`s a limit in consuming Q10 and E for that matter, - i take both - or should it go on to infinity?