Nutrients Database
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Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B1 (thiamin) is a water soluble nutrient. We do not keep long term stores of it in our body, so we need a constant supply of it from our diet.
Good sources of B1 include:
pork, peas, peanuts, wheatgerm, brazil nuts, wholemeal bread, porridge oatmeal, watercress, courgette, asparagus, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, beans.
The key functions of vitamin B1 are:
- the production of energy for the body, it works with vitamin B2 and vitamin B3
- the breakdown of carbohydrates into useable fuel
- firing the electrical signals governing nerve transmission and muscle movement including the heart.
Insufficient levels of thiamin are found in alcoholics, people under stress, those who take diuretics or are over 55.
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