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Beriberi : Prevention

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Prevention could include:
  • Vitamin intake

Prevention Overview Articles

Beriberi
Eating a proper diet that is rich in thiamine and other vitamins will prevent beriberi. Nursing mothers should make sure that their diet contains all vitamins and be sure that infant formulas contain thiamine.People who drink heavily should try to...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 12, 2008
Beriberi
A balanced diet containing all essential nutrients will prevent a thiamine deficiency and the development of beriberi. People who consume large quantities of junk food like soda, pretzels, chips, candy, and high carbohydrate foods made with unenri...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Prevention Articles

Thiamine
Thiamine is one of the B vitamins, a group of water-soluble vitamins that participate in many of the chemical reactions in the body.Vitamin B1; Diet- thiamine; Deficiency- vitamin B1.Thiamine(vitamin B1) helps the body cells convert carbohydrates ...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 16, 2009
Thiamine
Thiamine, also known as vitamin B 1, was the first of the water-soluble B-vitamin family to be discovered. It is an essential component of an enzyme, thiamine pyrophosphate, that is involved in metabolizing carbohydrates.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Thiamin
vitamin B-1, thiamin (U.S. spelling), thiamine (European spelling) Thiamin is a member of the B family of vitamins (B Complex). It was the first water-soluble vitamin discovered. Like all the B vitamins, thiamin (or vitamin B-1) is best known for its role in the production of energy. Although rare in the United States, beriberi is the most common disease associated with thiamin deficiency.
Source:StayWell
Thiamine
Thiamine, also known as vitamin B 1, was the first of the water-soluble B-vitamin family to be discovered. It is an essential component of an enzyme, thiamine pyrophosphate, that is involved in metabolizing carbohydrates.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Vitamins: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Remember being warned as a kid that if you didn't take enough vitamin D, you'd come down with a scary disease called rickets? Or that if you didn't get your calcium, your bones wouldn't grow right? Chances are you heard the message about getting enough vitamins and minerals. But have you heard about the risks of an overdose?
Source:StayWell
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