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Unmasking the Hidden Thief: Unveiling the Consequences of Vitamin B1 Deficiency

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a tribe of indigenous people thrived on a diet of cassava, a starchy root rich in carbohydrates but devoid of essential vitamins. As they consumed this cassava day after day, an insidious deficiency crept into their lives, a silent thief of their health and vitality. Their bodies, deprived of the vital nutrient thiamine,…