Functions:
- Treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in people who abuse alcohol.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23818100?dopt=Abstract - reduce oxidative stress
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21564442?dopt=Abstract - prevent the formation of harmful by-products of glucose metabolism
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21564442?dopt=Abstract - Reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21564442?dopt=Abstract - Reduce atherosclerosis in diabetic patients
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21564442?dopt=Abstract - plays a role in nerve structure and function
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25564426
Overdose: more than 50 mg/day
The excess: excreted in the urine
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Thiamin-HealthProfessional/#h8
Type: water-soluble vitamin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25564426
Foods rich in thiamin
Recommended daily intake= 1.2 mg
- Yeast, bakers, compressed:
Contain: 2.4 mg
% Daily value: 157% - Flaxseed:
Contain: 1.6 mg
% Daily value: 110% - Sunflower seed kernels, dried:
Contain: 1.5 mg
% Daily value: 99% - Pine nuts, dried:
Contain: 1.2 mg
% Daily value: 83% - Beans, black, mature seeds, raw:
Contain:9 mg
% Daily value: 60% - Pistachio nuts, raw:
Contain: 0.9 mg
% Daily value: 58% - Lentils raw:
Contain: 0.9 mg
% Daily value: 58 %
- Sesame seeds, whole, dried:
Contain: 0.8 mg
% Daily value: 53%
- Peanuts, all types, raw:
Contain: 0.6mg
% Daily value: 43%
- Lupins, mature seeds, raw:
Contain: 0.6 mg
% Daily value: 43%
Deficiency symptoms
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24607345 - Fatigue
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1297139/ - Irritability, and muscle cramps
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199287/ - Visual loss and optic nerve head swelling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4039400/ - Nausea and vomiting
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175961/ - Bradycardia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/859046
