Vitamin B1, thiamin, or thiamine, enables the body to use carbohydrates as energy. It is essential for glucose metabolism, and it plays a key role in nerve, muscle, and heart function.Major dietery sources of thiamine include: cereals, as well as in yeast, beef, pork, nuts, whole grains, liver, oranges, eggs, potatoes, asparagus, and kale.
BENEFITS
- Vitamin B1, or thiamin, helps prevent complications in the nervous system, brain, muscles, heart, stomach, and intestines. It is also involved in the flow of electrolytes into and out of muscle and nerve cells.
- It helps prevent diseases such as beriberi, which involves disorders of the heart, nerves, and digestive system.