A Review Of The Biochemistry, Metabolism And Clinical Benefits Of Thiamin(e) And Its Derivatives

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Found some more interesting info on thiamine Deficiency:

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2006/349513.pdf

I thought this was particularly interesting:

In 1965, the morbidity from beriberi was not accurately known. A study of 375 patients seen in Tokyo Medical and Dental College Hospital revealed that 109 (29%) had at least two of the major beriberi signs of hyporeflexia, hypesthesia, edema, lowered diastolic pressure and tenderness by grasping the calf muscles

What caught my eye was that these 2 are classic Hypothyroid symptoms. I also suffer from low blood pressure so I'm starting to wonder if Hypothyroidism affects Thiamine absorption leading to low energy state. I have started to supplement thiamine so i'll soon find out.