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Save a Brain, Ask for Thiamine

Your friend calls you sounding weak and confused. Out of concern, you stop over to find she barely recognizes you. You take her to the hospital, where doctors proceed to run tests and realize – as EMS is helping her into the ambulance – she seems to have trouble coordinating her steps. What could have possibly happened to your friend?

We often think of a nutritional deficiency as something that happens only in dire situations, like visible starvation. However, in the case of thiamine deficiency, the person may appear healthy, but be starving for this particular nutrient. It can be persuasively argued that for most of the 35 million patients admitted to U.S. hospitals annually, thiamine…

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 Save a Brain, Ask for Thiamine

How a nutrient deficiency can cause confusing symptoms.

11 Signs and Symptoms of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Deficiency

Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, is one of eight essential B vitamins that has many important functions throughout the body. It’s used by nearly all your cells and responsible for helping convert food into energy. Since the human body is unable to produce thiamine, it must be consumed through various thiamine-rich foods, such as meat, nuts and whole grains. Thiamine deficiency is fairly uncommon in developed countries.

NIH

Thiamin (or thiamine) is one of the water-soluble B vitamins. It is also known as vitamin B1. Thiamin is naturally present in some foods, added to some food products, and available as a dietary supplement. This vitamin plays a critical role in energy metabolism and, therefore, in the growth, development, and function of cells.

Linus Pauling Institute

Severe thiamin deficiency leads to beriberi, a disease that affects multiple organ systems, including the central and peripheral nervous systems

MedlinePlus

Thiamin (vitamin B1) helps the body's cells change carbohydrates into energy. The main role of carbohydrates is to provide energy for the body, especially the brain and nervous system. Thiamin also plays a role in muscle contraction and conduction of nerve signals. Thiamin is essential for the metabolism of pyruvate.

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