A fresh look at thiamine deficiency—new analyses by the global thiamine alliance

Severe thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency is generally regarded as a problem affecting mostly infants in low‐income communities of Southeast Asia and adult alcoholics regardless of their location. However, recent scholarship shows that the disorders associated with thiamine deficiency may also affect...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2021-08, Vol.1498 (1), p.5-8
Main Authors: Bourassa, Megan W., Bergeron, Gilles, Brown, Kenneth H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholics
beriberi
Cognition
Disorders
Thiamine
thiamine deficiency disorders
Vitamin B
vitamin B1
Vitamin deficiency
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Summary:Severe thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency is generally regarded as a problem affecting mostly infants in low‐income communities of Southeast Asia and adult alcoholics regardless of their location. However, recent scholarship shows that the disorders associated with thiamine deficiency may also affect heretofore unsuspected populations, and that the scope of disorders, including some long‐lasting neurocognitive consequences, is broader than previously thought.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/nyas.14594