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Thiamine   

Overview | Recommendations | Side Effects | Food Sources

Alternative names:

Vitamin B1 (thiamine); Diet - thiamine; Deficiency - vitamin B1 (thiamine)

Side Effects

A deficiency of thiamine can cause weakness, fatigue, psychosis, and nerve damage. Thiamine deficiency is most commonly seen in alcoholics. A total absence of thiamine can cause the disease called beriberi, which is very rare in the United States. There is no known toxicity to thiamine.

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