Benfotiamine is a precursor of thiamine (vitamin B1) that was initially developed to treat alcoholic neuritis (nerve inflammation that is rather painful), in 1960’s in Japan.
Today, benfotiamine (S-benzoylthiamine O-monophosphate) is produced for mass useage, but it’s importance is nonetheless as important.
The Vitamin B1 Nutrient
B1 (aneurine) is an essential vitamin that is notorious for it’s seeming inability to be absorbed effectively by the body, where it is active as thiamine pyrophosphate.
It is part of the B complex, and acts as vital a coenzyme reaction (production of a number of essential enzymes) for carboydrate (glucose) metabolism.
Thiamine must be fortified in ones diet to ensure the body gets enough. It has to be taken in a variety of precursor forms, or the body becomes deficient.Continue Reading
