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Biological Functions
Metabolism of carbohydrates and fats to release energy, normal functioning and maintenance of the nervous system, general good health and growth in children, maintains good eyesight and boosts the immune system
Effects of deficiency
Lack of energy, fatigue, irritable, severe deficiency results in the nerve disease beri-beri, Delayed growth in children, smaller in height for there age
Beri-Beri
Muscular pain, paralysis, common in countries where the stable diet is polished rice
Sources of B(1) Thiamine
Meat, offal, wholegrain cereals, fortified breakfast cereals, milk, eggs, bacteria in the colon synthesis small amount of thiamine
Properties of B(1) Thiamine
Water soluble, destroyed by high temp, alkalis, light, 70% lost during milling of flour, lost by leaching into cooking liquid and/or thawing of frozen food