To prevent beriberi, eat a healthy, balanced diet that emphasizes foods rich in thiamine. Pregnant and nursing mothers should be check regularly for any vitamin deficiencies Infant formulas should also be checked for adequate thiamine. Anyone who abuses alcohol should be checked for Vitamin-B deficiencies. Genetic beriberi is a rare condition that prevents the body from absorbing Vitamin B-1. 2  Pregnant women and anyone with hyperthyroidism (over-active thyroid gland) need extra vitamin B-1.
Other than the obvious fact that wild Atlantic salmon are found in the Atlantic Ocean and wild Pacific salmon are generally found in the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic salmon are from the genus Salmo and Pacific salmon are from the genus Oncorhynchus.
Pink Salmon. Red salmon, or Sockeye salmon, and pink salmon are both cold water Pacific fish. Photo Credit Elena Gaak/iStock/Getty Images. Sockeye salmon â sometimes referred to as red salmon â and pink salmon are both cold water fish found in the Pacific Ocean.Unlike Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon are caught wild in rivers, lakes and estuaries from Oregon to Alaska.oth red salmon and pink salmon are available canned, but are also frequently sold as frozen fillets or steaks or smoked, and fresh during certain times of the year. Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, is one of the species of salmon found in the Pacific Ocean that belongs to the genus Oncorhynchus.