Yes, a study reveals that when moms eat high-energy foods, they have more chances of conceiving baby boys. Similarly, the researchers also threw light on the fact that those who ate low-energy foods (with fewer vitamins, minerals and nutrients) were more likely to deliver baby girls.
Fiona Mathews from the University of Exeter (Britain) and her colleagues wanted further confirmation on the impact of mother’s diet on her offspring. About 740 first-time mothers with unborn fetuses were observed on the basis of their calorie intake. The women were classified into three categories as per the amount of calories they consumed on each day during the time of conception.
Results from their deliveries revealed that about 56 percent of the women who were loyal to high-energy foods, delivered sons.
Apart from a calorie-rich diet, moms who took more of potassium, vitamin C, E and B12 and calcium were also reported to have baby boys. Such findings, explain why there is a paradigm shift in favor of girls when it comes to evaluating the sex ratios in many countries.
Though obesity epidemic is on the rise in many advanced economies of the world, the intake of energy foods is on the fall. Infact, a number of adults, both boys and girls are famous for skipping their meals and/or breakfast.
Experts like Fiona opine that this could be a clear case of “gender selection”. It also shows how women in advanced countries choose to go for low calorie foods that can discourage the birth of baby boys.
While the true reason for this mechanism is not yet ascertained, the study clearly brings to light that higher level of sugar and/or glucose encourages the growth of male embryos than female embryos in an expecting mother’s womb.
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