Infant vitamin B1 deficiency leads to poor motor function and balance

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) A new Tel Aviv University study found that infantile vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency severely affected the motor function of preschoolers who were fed faulty formula in the first year of their lives. The conclusions were based on a retrospective study of children who received Remedia, an Israeli formula brand completely lacking in vitamin B1, in 2004.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news