Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)...

 Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

Vitamin B1 

Daily Requirement

• Adult : 1.2 - 16 mg
• Infant : 50 - 55 mg

Sources : 

• Lean pork,liver,heart,kidney
• Yeasts,milk
• Cereals,wheat,nuts,pulses
• There are high concentrations of Vitamin B1 in the outer layers and germ of cereals, as well as in yeast, beef, pork, nuts, whole grains, and pulses.
• Fruit and vegetables that contain it include cauliflower, oranges, potatoes, asparagus, and kale.
• Breakfast cereals and products made with white flour or white rice may be enriched with   vitamin B.

Benefits

• Vitamin B1, or thiamin, helps prevent complications in the nervous system, brain, muscles, heart, stomach, and intestines. It is also involved in the flow of electrolytes into and out of muscle and nerve cells. 
• It helps prevent diseases such as beriberi, which involves disorders of the heart, nerves, and digestive system.

Functions :

• Tones the nervous system and muscles
• Improves appetite and promotes growth
• Carbohydrate metabolism as TPP

Other conditions in which thiamin supplements may help include:

• AIDS 
• canker sores 
• cataracts 
• glaucoma and other vision problems 
• cerebellar syndrome, a type of brain damage cervical cancer 
• diabetic pain 
• stress
• heart disease 
• kidney disease in patients with diabetes type 2 
• motion sickness a 
• weakened immune system.

Effects of deficiency :

• Causes beriberi
• In alcoholics,causes wernicke's encephalopathy and korsakoff's syndrome
• A deficiency of vitamin B1 commonly leads to beriberi, a condition that features problems with the peripheral nerves and wasting.
• There may be mental problems, including confusion and short-term memory loss. 
• Muscles may become weak, and cardiovascular symptoms can occur, for example, an enlarged heart.