Long-term hospitalized elderly people have lowered L-carnitine and coenzyme Q10 in blood than healthy elderly people
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Background Non-essential nutrients, L-carnitine (carnitine) and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) have attracted much attention as supplements for anti-aging and improvement of metabolism. Although the levels of carnitine and CoQ10 in the body decrease with advancing age, dietitians do not consider intakes of these nutrients when they plan food prescription or menu for elderly people. In addition, there are few reports comparing nutritional status of these nutrients between hospitalized and independent elderly people. In this study, the blood levels of carnitine and CoQ10 of long-term hospitalized and independent elderly people were investigated.
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