On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Amadeus Schmidt wrote:

> A certain amount of thiamin (and maybe more accompanieing stuff)
> is necessary if the body attempts to burn carbohydrates.
> Because glucose is mandatory for brain and blood cells
> this will be at least these 180 g.
> This amounts are present in natural (unrefined) food items,
> but are missing in anything containing sugar.

This is an interesting theory, and I wonder if B1 supplementation
has been shown to have an appetite-controlling effect in diets
with lots of refined, and vitamin-depleted, carbs.

Todd Moody
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