(NAPSA)—Are you one of the 60 million Americans watching the amount and type of carbohydrates you eat? Then you are also one of millions of Americans who may not be getting enough of key nutrients from carbohydrate-rich foods. Make sure your low carbohydrate lifestyle doesn’t turn into a low nutrient lifestyle. Here are three things to remember to help keep your nutrition in balance: 1. Know what you are missing: Studies have shown, even with- out limiting carbohydrates, 70 to 80 percent of Americans don’t get the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. By following a low-carbohydrate approach you maybelesslikely to get all the nutrients you need. Here are a few areas where your diet may fall short if you are restricting carbohydrate-rich foods. * Vitamins C, E and beta- carotene which are antioxidants foundin fruits and vegetables Potassium and calcium found in yogurt and milk B vitamins foundin enriched grainslike bread and pasta 2. Understand why you needit: Research has shown that suboptimal intake levels of vitamins and minerals can affect your daily life as well as put you at risk for chronic diseases such as cardio- vascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis. Here is what some of these vitamins do: Antioxidant vitamins C, E and beta-carotene, plus minerals zine and selenium help maintain a healthy immune system * Vitamins C, E, B6, B12 and folic acid help maintain a healthy heart Calcium, magnesium, potas- sium, zine and vitamin D help build strong bones and support muscle function If you are restricting your intake of carbohydrates you run the risk of not getting enough key nutrients in your diet. Biotin, a memberof the B vitamin family works to produce energy by helping to break down fat and protein. 3. Balance out your nutrition: As you begin to eat fewer carbohydrate-rich foods you mayfind you are eating more protein and fat than you havein the past. Before your body can use the fat and protein you are eating for energy and other functions, they must be broken down. Experts suggest that you choose unsaturated fats such as vegetable oils, fatty fish, avocados and nuts. You can also add a complete multivitamin, like new OneA-Day CarbSmart”™specially designed with higher levels of Biotin (150 percent of the Daily Value)—to help break down fats and proteins you are eating more of—and with higherlevels of key B vitamins and antioxidants (more than 100 percent of the Daily Value) that you maybe lacking. For more information visit www.oneaday.com or call 1-800800-4793.
