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Thiamine deficiency is a medical condition of low levels of thiamine (vitamin B 1). [1] A severe and chronic form is known as beriberi. [1] [7] The name beriberi was possibly borrowed in the 18th century from the Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”), owing to the weakness caused by the condition.
[2] [3] [4] It was first discovered as an essential nutrient in humans through its link with the peripheral nervous system disease beriberi, which results from a deficiency of thiamine in the diet. [5] TPP works as a coenzyme in many enzymatic reactions, such as: Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex [6] Pyruvate decarboxylase in ethanol fermentation
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Thiamine was the first of the water-soluble vitamins to be isolated. [72] The earliest observations in humans and in chickens had shown that diets of primarily polished white rice caused beriberi, but did not attribute it to the absence of a previously unknown essential nutrient. [73] [74]
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The group that ate only white rice documented 161 crew members with beriberi and 25 deaths, while the latter group had only 14 cases of beriberi and no deaths. This convinced Takaki and the Japanese Navy that diet was the cause of beriberi, but they mistakenly believed that sufficient amounts of protein prevented it. [65]
The company claims to have helped more than four million people lose weight and it’s tagline is “Go Lose Weight, Go Look Great, Go Love Life.” It all adds up to the “GOLO” diet, created ...