Thiamine is an essential nutrient that supports brain function and overall nerve health. Dr. Wint explains the underlying ...

Problems with maintaining adequate nutrition relate in part to the “empty calories” of alcohol and include deficiency of micronutrients, particularly thiamine and zinc, as well as electrolyte ...

Was Van Gogh’s madness fueled by art or alcohol? A modern medical analysis reveals how psychosis, epilepsy, and thiamine ...

some people aren’t absorbing or eating enough thiamine in their diet, resulting in deficiencies over time. Consuming too much alcohol or not eating enough calories can increase your risk of a ...

Medications, as listed previously, can reduce cravings for alcohol. Vitamin supplements (e.g. thiamine, vitamins B12 and folate) can be helpful for those at high risk for developing alcohol ...

1 Wernicke's encephalopathy is a well-known complication of thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency associated with alcoholism. Less recognized is the increasing prevalence of symptomatic thiamine ...

Korsakoff’s syndrome, he says, is “marked by a severe loss of recent memory” and “results from the direct effect of alcohol on the brain. It means your thiamine levels are reduced ...