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.
Atlantic Cod (Scrod, Whitefish). The quintessential firm, white fish, Atlantic cod was historically used for most of the fish in fish-and-chips. Now, Alaskan pollock is routinely substituted. Plentiful for 500 years, Atlantic cod could not keep up with demand with the advent of industrialized fishing.