Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B1
Another name of Vitamin B1
Vitamin B1 is also known as Thiamin.
It plays several important roles in human body. Mainly, it helps the body’s cells change carbohydrates into energy through the carbohydrate metabolism. Besides that, it also plays roles in stimulating the appetite, muscle contraction and also, the conduction of nerve impulses.
In meat, liver has the highest amount of thiamine but also kidney and heart are rich in Vitamin B1. But don't worry! If you are a vegetarian, you can have cereal, beans, potatoes and nuts, etc for vitamin B1.
What happen when your body doesn’t get enough Vitamin B1?
Deficiency of vitamin B1 commonly leads to the disease known as Beri beri, which is a chronic neurological and cardiovascular disease. It mainly features problems with the peripheral nerves. Also, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome which causes brain abnormalities is also common in patients with Vitamin B1 deficiency.
Vitamin B1: Thiamine Deficiency Symptoms
One suffering from thiamine deficiency may also experience
- Fatigue
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Indigestion or constipation due to improper muscle tone in the GI tract,
- Muscle tenderness
- Numbness in the arms and legs due to improper nerve function (Loss of muscle tone)
- Beri Beri – a chronic neurological and cardiovascular disease
- Mental problems
- Poor memory
- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome – causes brain abnormalities
Daily intake of Vitamin B1
So, make sure your daily nutrition intake contains 1.12 mg of Vitamin B1 every day!
DR
· 1.12 mg
You can learn more about VTAMIN B1 in the following video!!
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