Health benefits of vitamin b1
Thiamine is required for metabolic reactions including the breakdown of glucose and amino acid. thiamine helps to prevent complications in the stomach, small and large intestine, heart, muscle, nervous system and brain. Vitamin B1 may involved in and out of electrolyte flow in muscle and nerve cells and helps prevent beriberi , which involves disorders related nerves, and digestive system. It is used to treat and prevent wernicke encephalopathy, maple syrup urine disease and leigh syndrome .
Sign and symptoms of deficiency thiamine
Low levels of thiamine causes deficiency cause Beri beri diseases (Beriberi affects cardiovascular system leads to fast heart rate, leg swelling and shortness of breath). It may lead to decrease absorption in the gut. Symptoms are weight loss, lower immunity, pain in limbs, loss of memory and weakening of muscle.
Sign and Symptoms of toxicity thiamine
Vitamins b1 is water soluble vitamin, if it is in excess amount only required amount is absorbed by our body and remaining excrete from body. So toxicity levels are not know perfectly but repeatedly giving doses vitamin b1 clinically may cause allergic reactions including anaphylaxis.
Source of vitamin b1
Yoghurt, cereals , pork, fish, beans, lentils , green peas, breads, noodles, rice and sunflower seeds.
Intake of Vitamin B1
According to RDA, adults and older 1.2mg, for women 1.1mg daily and for lactation, pregnancy increases to 1.4mg daily.