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Mon Dec-29-08 02:34 AM
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Thiamine 'reverses kidney damage'

Source: BBC

Doses of vitamin B1 (thiamine) can reverse early kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, research shows.

The team from Warwick University tested the effect of vitamin B1, which is found in meat, yeast and grain, on 40 patients from Pakistan.

The treatment stopped the loss of a key protein in the urine, the journal Diabetologia reports.

Charity Diabetes UK called the results "very promising" - but said it was too early for any firm conclusions.

The latest findings build on earlier work by the Warwick University team, showing that many diabetes patients have a deficiency of thiamine.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7796073.stm

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Mon Dec-29-08 02:57 AM
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1. 40 patients from Pakistan.

Groundbreaking effort. *applause*

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Mon Dec-29-08 01:39 PM
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2. As someone who has type 2 diabetes...

I thought it was primarily associated with a western-type diet and body condition; high-carbs, processed sugars, obesity, etc. I wonder why they don't do these studies on patients in Britain or the U.S., where the number of cases is increasing pretty dramatically?

Cost, and perhaps more lax regulation, I suppose...

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