Beriberi causes extreme wasting and loss of muscle tissue, swelling all over the body, enlargement of the heart, irregular heartbeat, and paralysis. A person with beriberi would eventually die of heart failure. A person with a mild thiamin deficiency would have vague symptoms such as stomachaches, headaches, fatigue, restlessness, sleep disturbances, chest pains, fevers, personality changes, and neurosis. No toxicity symptoms of thiamin have been reported.
It is recommended that adult men get 1.2 mg and women get 1.1 mg of thiamin each day. Thiamin is found in a variety of foods such as pork chops, sunflower seeds, salmon, watermelon, green peas, baked potatoes, black beans, and peanuts.
Pork chop (3 oz)- 0.97 mg
Sunflower seeds (2 tbsp)- 0.41 mg
Salmon (4 oz)- 0.24 mg
Watermelon (1 slice)- 0.23
Green peas (1/2 c)- 0.23
Baked potato (1)- 0.22 mg
Black beans (1/2 c)- 0.21 mg
Peanuts (1/3 c)- 0.21 mg
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