Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease:

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Beriberi. Use of polished rice in human diet causes Beriberi. The milling and polishing processes both remove nutrients such as proteins, fibers and vitamin B1 etc . A diet based on unenriched white rice leaves many people vulnerable to the neurological disease beriberi. It is caused due to a deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine).

Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease:

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