THIAMIN - VITAMIN B -1 - YOUR MORAL BOOSTER---BERIBERI

VITAMINS are organic molecules that work in wide variety of capacities within the body.
The distinguishing features of vitamins are that they generally must be supplied in the diet.
Thiamin or Vitamin B1 is a water soluble vitamin.
Vitamin B 1 is rapidly converted in to its active form known as TPP in the brain and liver by specific enzymes.
Sunflower seeds, peanuts, wheat bran beef liver, pork, sea-food, egg yolk, all contain excellent amount of thiamin.
Thiamin helps body cells convert the carbohydrates in to energy. It also helps body for the conversion of extra glucose into fat.
Thiamin is a moral booster; it maintains proper nerve impulse transmission, and smooth functioning of brain activity.
Thiamin is also antioxidant; it prevents harms from alcohol, smoking and pollution.
The deficiency of thiamin is very apparent, loss of appetite, weakness and tiredness without apparent reasons, paralysis and nervous irritability, loss of weight and insomnia.
The much know disease BERIBERI is a thiamin deficiency diseases , found when the diet is rich in carbohydrates , but thiamin deficient.