Comments on: Beriberi (Vitamin B1 Thiamine Deficiency) https://healthhype.com/beriberi-vitamin-b1-thiamine-deficiency.html Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Sat, 06 Oct 2018 22:41:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rachael https://healthhype.com/beriberi-vitamin-b1-thiamine-deficiency.html#comment-89700 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 03:43:00 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=23278#comment-89700 I have a question about this article.

You list above shellfish and raw meat as two separate causes of thiamine deficiency. Can you please explain why this is?

I understand that raw shellfish contains bacteria which produces an enzyme called thiaminase which destroys thiamine, but I have always suspected that even cooked shellfish might contain this bacteria as well.

But why raw meat?

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