Thiamine Prem Meyyan Tiffany Megnath Kristina Madraza Stevie

Thiamine Prem Meyyan, Tiffany Megnath, Kristina Madraza, Stevie Bates

Background Information • Also called vitamin B 1 • Helps body convert carbohydrates into energy (cellular respiration) • Essential in functioning of heart, muscles, and nervous system

Mild Deficiency Symptoms • • Weakness Fatigue Irritability Sleep disturbance

Severe Deficiency Symptons • • • Most often found in alcoholics Appetite loss Hand food paralysis Heart problems Risk of brain damage – Korsakoff Syndrome – Wernicke’s Disease

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome • Secondary to alcohol abuse • Characterized by: – – – Agitation Staggering gait Confusion Amnesia Personality changes

Toxicity Symptoms of Thiamine • • muscle tremors fluid accumulation skin inflammations nervousness heart palpitations allergies altered thyroid and insulin production Lack of vitamin B 6

Food Sources

Specific foods • • • asparagus romaine lettuce mushrooms spinach sunflower seeds tuna green peas tomatoes eggplant Brussels sprouts

Sources • http: //www. wrongdiagnosis. com/t/thiamine _deficiency/symptoms. htm#symptom_list • http: //www. nlm. nih. gov/medlineplus/ency/a rticle/002401. htm • http: //lpi. oregonstate. edu/infocenter/vitami ns/thiamin/ • http: //www. anyvitamins. com/vitamin-b 1 thiamin-info. htm