Beriberi: Overview, Causes, and Symptoms - Healthline Beriberi is a disease caused by vitamin B1 deficiency, also known as thiamine deficiency It occurs most often in people with a diet that consists mostly of white rice or highly refined
Thiamine deficiency - Wikipedia Beriberi is often caused by eating a diet with a very high proportion of calorie rich polished rice (common in Asia) or cassava root (common in sub-Saharan Africa), without much if any thiamine-containing animal products or vegetables
Beriberi: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, and More - WebMD Beriberi is a deficiency of thiamine, more commonly known as vitamin B1 Your body needs thiamine to break down and digest the foods you eat, to keep your metabolism going, and help your muscles
Beriberi: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia Beriberi is a disease in which the body does not have enough thiamine (vitamin B1) There are two major types of beriberi: Wet beriberi: Affects the cardiovascular system Dry beriberi and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: Affects the nervous system Beriberi is rare in the United States This is because many foods are now vitamin enriched
Thiamin Deficiency - Nutritional Disorders - Merck Manual Professional . . . Thiamin deficiency (causing beriberi) is most common among people subsisting on white rice or highly refined carbohydrates in countries with high rates of food insecurity and among people with alcohol use disorder Symptoms include diffuse polyneuropathy, high-output heart failure, and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Thiamine Deficiency - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments What is thiamine deficiency? Thiamine deficiency (beriberi) results when your body does not have enough of the vitamin thiamine Your body requires thiamine to help it break down different types of sugar Without enough thiamine, you may experience a variety of symptoms that can be serious
Beriberi | Causes, Symptoms Treatment | Britannica Beriberi, nutritional disorder caused by a deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B1) and characterized by impairment of the nerves and heart General symptoms include loss of appetite and overall lassitude, digestive irregularities, and a feeling of numbness and weakness in the limbs and extremities