impeding the liver's ability to properly metabolize and store this vitamin. Similarly, alcohol disrupts the absorption of other B vitamins, such as B1 (thiamine), B6 (pyridoxine), and B9 (folate ...

Up to 80% of people with severe alcohol use disorder become vitamin B1 or thiamine deficient. Men die from alcohol illnesses at a much higher rate than women, but the gap is closing as women drink ...

which occurs when alcohol disrupts the body's absorption of thiamine (vitamin B1), a nutrient crucial for brain health. Alzheimer's Research UK estimates that about half of all dementia cases ...