What Is Beriberi?
7. Who Is at Risk?
Those most at risk are people that don’t have access to a healthy, balanced diet. This tends to mean people living in impoverished parts of the world. This includes young children that are reliant on nutrition from their mother’s milk, which itself might be lacking in the vitamin.
Other people at risk include people that abuse alcohol. Excessive Diarrhea is another potential cause, and pregnant women that vomit excessively are also at risk. Some genetic conditions can affect the body’s ability to absorb the vitamin, while people that have hyperthyroidism are also at a higher risk. Another high-risk group category is people that have AIDS.
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