All, While I was reading up on Nootropics I found an article that mentioned some of the things Coezyme Q10 can do for you. It is an anti-oxident with heart protecting properties. Unfortunately it also has ketosis effects: http://www.smart-drugs.com/smart/info-CoQ10.htm

"Coenzyme Q10 prevents the build-up of excessive serum levels of Ketones (Ketosis) [diabetes sufferers' Ketone levels fell by at least 30% in 60% of subjects receiving CoQ10].
Coenzyme Q10 prevents the (free radical induced) oxidation of LDL Cholesterol"

Do not know if it means that you aren't burning fat or not. Just thought y'all might be interested in this tidbit.

Good Luck fellow dieters, Mike

A most interesting question.

I recently (1 month ago) started taking CQ 10 as a supplement and would be very, very interested in peoples opinions to this post.

Yours aye, Scotsman

PS. If nothing else, by replying to this post I keep it near the top of the "new posts" list. Mind you, given the time difference between Scotland and the rest of the world (somewhere around 200 hundred years) I probably shouldn't have bothered!

I'm not an expert on this, but benign dietary ketosis and diabetic ketoacidosis are different things.

Here is an explanation by Doreen on the difference.

Karen

Hi Mike and welcome to the forum!

I really don't think that CoQ10 has the anti-ketosis effect that you talk about in your other post on this subject.

First, Atkins recommends CoQ10 and cites a Belgian study: Participants were put on a standard diet for 9 weeks. Some were given a placebo, others were given 100 mg. CoQ10 per day. The group that received the CoQ10 lost an average of 29.7 pounds in the nine weeks while the placebo group lost only 12.7 pounds on average.

Second, I've been taking 100 mg. a day of the stuff for seven months and in the same time have lost 87 pounds and I am definitely in ketosis.

See my other suggestion for you in your other post on CoQ10.

Allison