Can someone please clear up
" Well-known syndromes caused by lack of thiamine due to malnutrition or a diet high in thiaminase-rich foods include Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and beriberi, diseases also common in chronic abusers of alcohol.
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I don't understand these two sentences. Does it mean that the diseases occur in Thiaminase deficient diets *AND* in chronic abusers of alcohol, or *JUST LIKE, AS IN* ...
bah!