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The ‘anti-beriberi factor’ is called so because of the fact that the problem of beriberi increases greatly when the concerned diet lacks this factor.
Which of the following vitamins is popularly known as anti-beriberi factor?
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Vitamin B1
💡 Explanation:
Vitamin B1 or thiamine is popularly called anti-beriberi factor as well as anti-neuritic factor. Dry beriberi is characterized by rapid weight loss and muscle wasting while wet beriberi type is characterized additionally by generalized edema.