Overview

BENFOTIAMINE   What is benfotiamine. Benfotiamine is derived from thiamine or vitamin B1. While vitamin B1 is water-soluble, benfotiamine is fat-soluble and can be naturally found in roasted garlic [[1]].   What does benfotiamine do in the body. Benfotiamine is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compound relevant to several diseases. Benfotiamine has helped prevent complications from diabetes as well as inflammatory complications of diabetes.

How it works:

Benfotiamine is a powerful antioxidant, as well as an anti-inflammatory compound which is relevant to several different diseases. Benfotiamine has been useful in preventing complications from diabetes as well as inflammatory complications of diabetes. Conditions benefited from benfotiamine include a type of eye inflammation called uveitis as well as endotoxemia. Endotoxemia is involved not only in diabetes but other chronic diseases and may contribute to low-grade inflammation that affects diabetics, dysregulating inflammation and triggering weight gain and diabetes.

Dosage Form: Tablet Oral - N/A (also found in roasted garlic)

Common Usage: Preventing complications, including inflammatory complications, from diabetes