Q: I tried your diet and it really had very good results on me, but I want to ask you something about my newborn niece. My niece is 6 1/2 months old, and she has Down syndrome. I tried to find information on your sites concerning her disease, but I couldn't. My question is if the Zone Diet can help my niece and how. What can we expect if we follow for her the Zone Diet? What else can we do to help her? At what age can we give her supplements like fish oil?
A: The fish oil will have a very significant impact on your niece as it has been shown that children with Down syndrome have low levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood. I would recommend mixing about 1 teaspoon of the liquid OmegaRx into her solid food once a day. I would also mix in a little protein powder to better balance the high carbohydrates that are normally found in baby food products.