... they sent him to Mali and Chad (two third-world countries). I think he lost 30 pounds and came back looking like he had BeriBeri. I won't tell you what he called me when he got back from Africa." Garner is familiar to many old Arkansas Intercollegiate ...

... dying are poignant. Illness was prevalent and widespread. Death was a constant companion. An ailment with a colorful name of beriberi (a deficiency disease marked by inflammation of the nerves, digestive system and heart caused by the lack of Vitamin B1 ...

... such a significant energy source, there was an outbreak of beriberi, the disease caused by thiamine deficiency. It is characterized ... Korsakoff syndrome. It has symptoms similar to those of beriberi. Folate is a vitamin that has become well known because it ...