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Summary Of: Beriberi
Symptoms of beriberi include severe lethargy and fatigue... Beriberi is a disease in which the body does not have enough thiamine... Wet beriberi affects the cardiovascular system... Beriberi is rare in the United States because most foods are now vitamin... beriberi occurs mostly in patients who abuse alcohol... A rare condition known as genetic beriberi is passed down through families... People with genetic beriberi lose the ability to absorb thiamine from foods... Beriberi can occur in breast... Beriberi is caused by a lack of... Beriberi is therefore common in people whose... Beriberi may be found in people whose diet consists mainly of polished... Dry beriberi causes wasting and partial... beriberi resulting from lack of vitamin B was... observed that beriberi was endemic among low... ate only white rice documented 161 crew with beriberi and 25 deaths... the latter group had only 14 cases of beriberi and no deaths... the polished variety to chickens helped to prevent beriberi in the chickens... it was later shown that beriberi results from the deficiency of... demonstrated that beriberi is caused by poor diet... Beriberi and Vitamin B... Diagnosing Beriberi in Emergency Situations... Encyclodia Page On: Beriberi
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