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Many people are wondering if a low-carb diet was deficient in vitamins and minerals that are found in fresh fruits and vegetables. The fact is that a low-carb lifestyle used to control diabetes and not to lose weight can be quite balanced, so you should just stay away from refined carbohydrates. However, most low-carb diets used for weight loss are not balanced in terms of providing all the essential micronutrients, which is why it is extremely important to supplement your diet with good-quality vitamin and mineral products. It is also important to take a fiber supplement during a low-carb diet. All your life, your body has been constantly subjected to high doses of sugar, all in the form of refined carbohydrates. Your body recognizes only one carbohydrate or sugar. All carbohydrates you eat, except fiber, are converted into sugar, so eating a diet that is 70% carbohydrates means that most of what you eat is sugar. That type of diet is also unbalanced so the purpose of a low-carb diet is to bring your body chemistry and insulin sensitivity back into balance. To do that, you must use a diet that is unbalanced in the opposite direction of they way you have been eating for many years. Once the weight is off, and your blood chemistry, blood pressure, and energy levels are back in the normal range, then you may start adding some more complex carbohydrates back into diet. By eating a moderate amount of foods like vegetables and berries, and a limited amount of grain products your diet will then be balanced and you can stop taking the supplements, if you wish. Besides, the low-carb diet is not as unbalanced as you might think because meats, butter, nuts, cheese, and eggs contain a lot of essential vitamins and minerals. It would be good to cut out caffeine as well during low-carb diet.