[DOC] [TLE] Beriberi - Wikipedia [PAR] Beriberi refers to a cluster of symptoms caused primarily by thiamine (vitamin B1) 
deficiency. ... A sufferer from beriberi at the beginning of the 20th century in 
Southeast Asia. .... Historically beriberi was associated with a diet including much 
polished rice; ... in clinical assessment or masked by other famine-related 
problems. [DOC] [TLE] Christiaan Eijkman, Beriberi and Vitamin B1 - Nobelprize.org [PAR] Nov 25, 2003 ... Vitamin, Vitamin B1, B, Eijkman, Christiaan Eijkman, Thiamine, Beriberi, ... In Asia 
beriberi had been a known disease for a few thousand years. ... White rice is 
polished further to remove the thin skin and the germ. ... Because it is water 
soluble, B1 is not stored in the body and must be supplied daily. [DOC] [TLE] beriberi facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] Beriberi is a disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) that ... outer 
covering that was removed to create the polished white rice preferred ... to cause 
sudden death in young migrant laborers in Asia whose diet consists of white rice. 
... Because the smooth muscle in the blood vessels is affected, the arteries and... [DOC] [TLE] Why Billions Eat Unhealthy Rice and Shouldn't - IPS [PAR] Mar 9, 2011 ... Health problems come because of the polishing. ... The first is, polishing removes 
most of the vitamins and minerals that ... Rice bran contains vitamin B and 
thiamine, which are key to preventing beriberi. ... Type 2 diabetes than those who 
eat it less than once a month. ... Regions: Asia & Pacific, Philippines. [DOC] [TLE] Why billions eat unhealthy riceand shouldn't | INQUIRER.net [PAR] Mar 9, 2011 ... Health problems come because of the polishing. ... The first is, polishing removes 
most of the vitamins and minerals that are vital to health. ... Rice bran contains 
vitamin B and thiamine, which are key to preventing beriberi. ... likely to develop 
Type 2 diabetes than those who eat it less than once a month. [DOC] [TLE] The Story of Refined White Rice by Robin Broad and John ... [PAR] Mar 28, 2011 ... How a once nutritious grain was transformed into something ... First, polishing 
removes most of the vitamins and minerals vital to one's health. ... contains 
vitamin B and thiamine, both key to preventing beriberi. .... rice options when 
visiting major Asian cities like Bangkok and Tokyo. .... Life After Oil Issue [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 3. Thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B - Food and ... [PAR] Thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid and biotin ... Excessive 
refining and polishing of cereals removes considerable proportions of B vitamins 
... riboflavin deficiency) - were once major public health problems in parts of the ... 
Beri-beri is still endemic in Asia. ...... Meats, vegetables, and whole-grain cereals. [DOC] [TLE] Swazey & Reeds [1978]. Today's Medicine, Tommorow's Science ... [PAR] BERIBERI AND THE COENZYME FUNCTION OF VITAMIN B1 .... In the latter half 
of the nineteenth century, beriberi became a major public health problem in Asia. 
... He used chickens, probably because they were cheap, easy to obtain, and 
easy to ... When Eijkman tried to explain why polished rice should be so 
dangerous... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 30 Historical aspects of the major neurological vitamin ... [PAR] Nov 3, 2009 ... This historical review addresses major neurological disorders associated ... with 
new manufacturing methods that removed vitamins from processed grain. ... 
Thiamin (Vitamin B1) Deficiency: Beriberi And WeRnickeKorsakoff Disease .... 
of the polished rice (e.g., by a microbial toxin), because: (1) freshly... [DOC] [TLE] Real-life applications - Vitamins - Fat-Soluble Vitamins, Vitamin a ... [PAR] The problem in America today is the type of fat that people consume. ... offered 
the prospect of a short, relatively direct sea route from Europe to Asia and the 
Americas. .... Actually, there are more than two water-soluble vitamins, because 
vitamin B .... (a disorder affecting several nerves at once), as in the

Question: Beriberi was once a major problem in Asia because this grain was polished, removing vitamin B1
Answer: Rice