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Tiamina - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Vitamina B1; Tiamina

Definición:

Es una de las vitaminas del complejo B, un grupo de vitaminas hidrosolubles que son parte de muchas de las reacciones químicas en el organismo.

Funciones:

La tiamina (vitamina B1) ayuda a las células del organismo a convertir carbohidratos en energía. También es esencial para el funcionamiento del corazón, los músculos y el sistema nervioso.

El papel principal de los carbohidratos es suministrar energía para el cuerpo, especialmente el cerebro y el sistema nervioso.

Beneficios de la vitamina B1

Fuentes de vitamina B1

Reviewed last on: 2/15/2011
Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Sarubin Fragaakis A, Thomson C. The Health Professional's Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements. 3rd ed. Chicago, Il: American Dietetic Association;2007.

Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, PantothenicAcid, Biotin, and Choline. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1998.

Rakel D, ed. Integrative Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007.

Mason JB. Vitamins, trace minerals, and other micronutrients. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 237.

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