Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency | Food Sources, Purposes, Absorption, Causes, Symptoms (Beriberi etc.)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) is a water soluble vitamin important in energy metabolism (involving at least 3 enzymes required for energy metabolism). In this lesson, we discuss the food sources where vitamin B1 comes from, how vitamin B1 is absorbed and excreted, why we need vitamin B1, causes of thiamine deficiency, and symptoms and conditions involving vitamin B1 deficiency (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, Beriberi).
REFERENCES:
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), StatPearls
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