May
06
2009
Beriberi (I can’t, I can’t)
Posted by Andrew Routledge in cellular physiology, cellular structure, famine, food hygiene, food industry, Miscellaneous, quality control, vitamins, tags: alcoholics, apathy, beriberi, carbohydrates, cardiovascular system, cassava, edema, famine, fruit, gastric bypass surgery, gastrointestinal system, glucose, heart failure, irrgular heart rate, lactic acid, legumes, lethargy, malnutrition, meat, neurological disorders, pyruvic acid, severe weight loss, similac, thiamine, thiamine hydrochloride, vitamin B1, vitamins, white riceBeriberi is a disease which is cause by the lack of vitamin B1 or thiamine. The disease is very common in areas in which the inhabitants are suffering from advances malnutrition due to famine or in areas where the diet mostly consists of pure carbohydrates such as white rice and cassava.
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