Eating bananas makes baby boys
Get those calories!
Women can influence the gender of their child with what they eat before they conceive, according to new research that lends scientific support to age-old superstitions about pregnancy…
The discovery shows higher calorie intake prior to conception can significantly increase the chances of having a son while women on restricted diets are more likely to produce daughters.
“We were able to confirm the old wives’ tale that eating bananas and so having a high potassium intake was associated with having a boy, as was a high sodium intake,” research leader Fiona Mathews.
“But the old take about drinking a lot of milk to have a girl doesn’t seem to hold up. In fact, more calcium meant they were again more likely to have a boy…”
“If you want a boy, eat a healthy diet with a high calorie intake, including breakfast,” she told New Scientist magazine.
The most important meal of the day - right?
Posted: Thu - April 24, 2008 at 08:44 AM