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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome : Prevention

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Prevention could include:
  • Limit Alcohol Use to Moderate Levels

Prevention Overview Articles

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Not drinking alcohol or drinking in moderation and getting enough nutrition reduce the risk of developing Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. If a heavy drinker will not quit, thiamine supplements and a good diet may help prevent this condition, but not ...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 13, 2008
Korsakoff's Syndrome
Prevention depends on either maintaining a diet with a sufficient intake of thiamine, or supplementing an inadequate diet with vitamin preparations. Certainly, one of the most important forms of prevention involves treating the underlying alcohol...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome can be prevented with a nutritious diet containing sufficient thiamin. Because severe chronic alcoholism is the most common cause of thiamin deficiency, treatment of alcohol dependence is extremely important.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

Specific Prevention Articles

Balanced diet
A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs, and for supporting normal growth and development.A well-balanced diet provides enough ene...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
Healthy Eating: A guide to the new nutrition
The rules of healthy eating have changed. Eating a "balanced diet" is no longer the most important goal. Instead, scientists have learned much more specifically which foods can help prevent disease and which promote it.
Source:StayWell
Using Food Labels to Improve Your Diet
Reading labels can improve your diet by helping you make more sensible food choices at the grocery store. You also can buy with confidence knowing that foods claiming to be low in cholesterol or fat have met standards set by the FDA.
Source:StayWell
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
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