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Vitamin B1
(thiamin)
DRI (RDA or AI for Adults)
- Males: 1.2 mg. Females: 1.1 mg. Pregnancy/Lactation: 1.4 mg.
Adult Maintenance - Therapeutic Range
Major Sources (2.5 mg to 0.3 mg per serving)
- Brewers yeast, roast pork, ham, Brazil nuts, pistachios, pecans, catfish,
bagel, soynuts, filberts, pasta, cashews.
Non-Therapeutic Importance
- Combines with phosphorus to form thiamin pyrophosphate (TPP)
necessary for metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, and fat; essential for growth, normal
appetite, digestion, and healthy nerves.
Deficiency Symptoms
- Anorexia
- Beriberi
- Enlarged heart
- Mental confusion
- Peripheral paralysis
- Tachycardia
- Weakness
Increased Risk for Deficiency
- Alcoholism
- Deficiencies of magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12,
folate
- Elderly
- Excess glucose infusion
- Fever
- Refined carbohydrate diets
Possible Therapeutic Applications
CONSULT WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FIRST: Supplementation may
prevent, correct deficiencies caused by, or be helpful with, the following conditions:
- Acne
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS, HIV)
- Aging
- Alcoholism
- Anxiety
- Canker Sores
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS, CFIDS)
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Crohn's Disease
- Diabetes
- Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia)
- Fibromyalgia
- Glaucoma
- Headache (migraine)
- Herpes Zoster (shingles)
- Immunodepression (immune function)
- Learning Disorders (including ADHD)
- Memory Loss (Alzheimer's disease, dementia)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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