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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) is an essential vitamin required for carbohydrate metabolism. It is converted in the intestine to Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) which is the active form of Vitamin B1. The high risk factors for thiamine deficiency include old age, long term parenteral nutrition, hemodialysis, malabsorption or alcohol abuse. Severe deficiency causes congestive heart failure (wet beriberi), peripheral neuropathy (dry beriberi), Wernicke encephalopathy (a medical emergency that can progress to coma and death), and Korsakoff syndrome (often irreversible memory loss and dementia that can follow).

Vitamin B2 is a component of water-soluble Vitamin B complex and is crucial for metabolism and energy production through oxidative phosphorylation. People at higher risk of developing Vitamin B2 deficiency include 1) Vegetarians who consume no/ little milk 2) Pregnant and lactating women and their infants 3) Person with chronic diarrhoea or malabsorption 4) Chronic alcoholics and 5) Infants with rare inborn error of Riboflavin transporter disorder.