Vitamin B1

(Thiamine)

Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is a water-soluble vitamin that the body uses to process carbohydrates, fat, and proteins.

Plays an essential role in:

• Involved in converting into proteins, hormones and enzymes.
• conversion of blood sugar (glucose) into biological energy.
• Involved in conversion to hormones such as cortisol and progesterone.
• Important in the maintenance of muscular function, especially the heart.
• maintenance of nerve tissues, nerve function, and nerve transmission. Involved in the synthesis of acetylcholine in nerve cell membranes
• Several Co-enzyme Activities

Vitamin B1 deficiency

Symptoms as disorders of the neuromuscular, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular systems.  Symptoms also can include anorexia, indigestion, and weight loss, weakness, calf muscle tenderness, fatigue and increased pulse rate.

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Vitamin B1 Forms
Thiamine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, and tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide (TTFD).