Beriberi / Thiamine

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· Thiamine (Vitamin B1), Beriberi
(lean meats, livers, peas and nuts, whole or enriched grain, bread, white rice, alcoholism, heart and nervous system, disease)

Beriberi

Beriberi is disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (Vitamin B1) that affects many systems of the body including the muscles, heart, nerves, and digestive system. It is common in parts of Southeast Asia, where white rice is the main food, and seen in people with chromic alcoholism. Work on the disease was done by the Dutch in Java, most notably by Christian Eijkman, who shared the 1929 Nobel Prize for studies using chickens, and by the British in Malaysia and the Americans in Philippines.

Thiamine is a Water-soluble B, vitamin, previously known as Vitamin B1 and plays an important role in energy metabolism, tissue building, appetite and nervous system function.
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) is found in fortified breads, cereals, pasta, whole grains, lean meats, fish, dried beans, peas, soybean, nuts, brown rice, egg yolks, legumes, livers and poultry. Good sources of thiamine are lean pork, beef, livers, brewer’s yeast, peas and nuts, wheat germ, enriched cereal and breads. The more refined the food, as in white rice, white breads, and some cereals, the lower the thiamine. Many food products are enriched with thiamine, along with riboflavin, niacin, and iron, to prevent dietary deficiency.

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