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/ Thiamine Deficiency
 Description of disease:
 Thiamine deficiency is a water-soluble vitamin. Its role in organism includes:
- metabolizing amino acids
- taking part in tissue respiration
- being a part of carboxylaze coenzyme
- improving acetylocholine activity
- blocking cholinesterase
- acting synergically with tyroxine and insulin
- triggering gonadotrophic production
- speeding up healing cuts
- soothing pain
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) can be found in:
- whole-grain breads
- meat, cold meat
- leguminous plants
- yeast
- nuts
- fish
- fruit and vegetables
An average adult needs 1.6mg of vitamin B1 every day.
Symptoms:
depression
diarrhoea
limb swelling
loss of appetite
nausea and vomitting
nystagmus, involuntary eye movement
problems with concentration and remembering
stomach ache
tachycardia (rapid beating of the heart)
weakness
weight loss
Research:
Blood cell count
Doctors :
Family physician, practitioner
Neurologist
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Updated:
2008-04-08 15:01:24
Bibliography:
http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/thiamin-deficiency.php
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