Thiamin 100mg

(Vitamin B1)

Thiamin, also known as Vitamin B1, is the first B vitamin discovered. Not produced by the body and therefore must be obtained through diet, such as whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. Because a water soluble vitamin, is not stored in the body, thus causing failure or when the diet of someone is very poor in this, or lowered appetite, or due to dietary rich foods which have undergone industrial processing. Mild thiamine deficiency in the body can occur in the elderly, for the reasons mentioned above, although the thiamin added to white flour to avoid failure. The levels of thiamine may be exhausted due to long term treatment with diuretics and often consist of patients undergoing treatment for alcoholism.

One of the main organic roles of thiamine is releasing energy from carbohydrates. In addition it plays an important role in maintaining the integrity of the nervous system, as a vital micronutrient for the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

In the form of co-enzyme Thiamin Pyrophosphate is essential for many metabolic reactions and for the removal of carbon dioxide and decarboxylation of Alpha-Keto acids. Thiamin synergistically with other B vitamins, and particularly to the Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) and niacin (vitamin B3).

This dietary supplement is suitable for the disabled:

• who consume high amounts of alcohol
• heavy smokers
• who stressed physically at work
• for young people who are under development.