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RSSVitamin B1 - Thiamine and its benefits
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Vitamin B1, which is known by many names - Thiamin, thiamine, and aneurine - was one of the first organic compounds to be recognized as a vitamin. This vitamin is required by the human body to undertake numerous body function, multiple enzyme processes, carbohydrate metabolism, and hydrochloric acid production necessary for proper digestion.
This vitamin is recommended by medical practitioners, all over the world, to treat individuals afflicted with severe health complications such as prolonged diarrhea, overactive thyroid, and liver diseases. Vitamin B1 is also indicated to individuals aspiring to get out of substance or alcohol abuse and is even recommended to restore deficiencies due to breastfeeding, alcoholism, pregnancy, and infection.
Some of the popular and rich sources of Vitamin B1 are dried kidney beans, peas, raisins, baked potato, whole grain, oranges, peanuts, wheat germ, and oysters.
The U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamin B1 for adults ages 19 years and older is 1.2 milligrams daily for males and 1.1 milligrams daily for females, taken in an oral form. The RDA for pregnant or breastfeeding women of any age is 1.4 milligrams daily, taken in an oral form.
The adequate intake (AI) of this vitamin for infants ages 0-6 months is 0.2 milligram; for infants 7-12 months the dose is 0.3 milligram; for children 1-3 years the RDA is 0.5 milligram; for children 4-8 years the RDA is 0.6 milligram; for children ages 9-13 years the RDA is 0.9 milligram; for males ages 14-18 years the RDA is 1.2 milligram; and for females ages 14-18 years the RDA is 1 milligram, taken in an oral form. The RDA (of Vitamin B1) for pregnant or breastfeeding women of any age is 1.4 milligrams daily, taken in an oral form.
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