AJCN EB Program 2010 Early Registration
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Purchase Article
Right arrow View Shopping Cart
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Iber, F. L.
Right arrow Articles by Leevy, C. M.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Iber, F. L.
Right arrow Articles by Leevy, C. M.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Iber, F. L.
Right arrow Articles by Leevy, C. M.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 36, 1067-1082, Copyright © 1982 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

REVIEW ARTICLES

Thiamin in the elderly--relation to alcoholism and to neurological degenerative disease

FL Iber, JP Blass, M Brin and CM Leevy

Status of thiamin in the elderly North American population is reviewed. Most Americans eat sufficient thiamin but about 5% of those over 60 yr old show impaired thiamin status. This is more marked in the poor, those confined in institutions, or those with illness. Thiamin responsive heart disease and Wernicke Korsakoff CNS syndromes occur in the elderly but there is no increased prevalence. Minor heart or neurological syndromes related to thiamin deficiency cannot be identified. The Recommended Dietary Allowance of thiamin provides at least 50% excess thiamin for those over 60 yr old--this amount is adequate. There is no known toxicity for thiamin.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Clin. Chem.Home page
J. McLaren Howard, D. Talwar, and D. St. JO'Reilly
Assessment of Vitamin B1 Status
Clin. Chem., November 1, 2000; 46(11): 1867 - 1868.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Nutr.Home page
T. M. Rains, J. L. Emmert, D. H. Baker, and N. F. Shay
Minimum Thiamin Requirement of Weanling Sprague-Dawley Outbred Rats
J. Nutr., January 1, 1997; 127(1): 167 - 170.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Arch NeurolHome page
M. Gold, M. F. Chen, and K. Johnson
Plasma and Red Blood Cell Thiamine Deficiency in Patients With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
Arch Neurol, November 1, 1995; 52(11): 1081 - 1086.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Intern MedHome page
R. S. Rivlin
Nutrition and the Health of the Elderly: A Growing Concern for All Ages
Arch Intern Med, June 1, 1983; 143(6): 1200 - 1201.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1982 by The American Society for Nutrition