Vitamin B1: Thiamine
CLASS:
Water soluble vitamin
ROLE:
Energy metabolism
SOURCES:
Whole grains
Legumes
Yeast
Some meats (pork)
RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE (RDI):
1.1 mg Men
0.8 mg Women
DEFICIENCY STATE:
Depression, irritability, insomnia, anxiety
Loss of appetite
Poor exercise tolerance
Peripheral neuritis: "burning" pains, weakness,lack of coordination
Beri Beri or Wernicke's Encephalopathy (peripheral neuritis, cardiomyopathy and encephalopathy)
OVERDOSE STATE:
Rare
RISKS:
Alcoholism
Homelessness
Drug Addicts
Elderly
Aborigines
Trauma
Diuretic Drugs
DIAGNOSIS:
Blood tests
Urine tests
OTHER NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS:
Folate
Magnesium