近年来,日本医学界发现患脚肿和心脏异常的病人骤然增多。开始,病理学家和临床医生们都以为是出现了一种新的神经炎,并向着这一方面探讨研究。后来才在治疗过程中发现,给这些病人服用一些维生素B_1后立即见效,病情迅速好转,方才得知原来是脚气病引发的症状。严重者不但脚部发肿,全身还会感到倦怠、心悸,甚至因心脏麻痹而死亡。脚气病是因为人体内的维生素B_1缺乏,影响了糖代谢中三羧酸循环的氧化过程,从而使能量供应下降,导致神经及心肌代谢与机能障碍。在物质极端匮缺的战乱时期,许多人都容易缺乏维 In recent years, the Japanese medical community found a sudden increase in patients with foot swelling and cardiac abnormalities. Initially, pathologists and clinicians thought it was a new neuritis, and to explore the study in this regard. Later found in the course of treatment, to take these patients immediately after taking some vitamin B_1, the condition improved rapidly, had just learned that the original is caused by beriberi symptoms. In severe cases, not only the foot swollen, the body will feel tired, palpitations, and even death due to cardiac paralysis. The beriberi is due to the lack of vitamin B 1 in the body that affects the oxidation of the tricarboxylic acid cycle in glucose metabolism, resulting in decreased energy supply, resulting in nerve and myocardial metabolism and dysfunction. Many people are vulnerable to lack of peace in war-time situations where there is a scarcity of material