Do calories influence your child's sex?

• April 25, 2024

For many parents, sex of the baby It does not influence anything, it simply awaits your arrival with hopes and wishes that it will arrive healthy. However, for others, the gender they possess is important, whether for a cultural, family or simple preference.

The sex of the baby It is usually determined at the moment of conception: if the fertilizing sperm is X, it will be a girl, if it is Y it will be a child.

But a study conducted by the University of Exeter and Oxford, reveals that it is possible that not only a sperm is the cause of baby sex, but also the calories consumed by the mother during pregnancy.

Research indicates that women who eat more calories are more likely to have a child. This percentage increases if the mother consumes a breakfast, and as part of it cereal.

These results were obtained after recording the eating habits of 740 women during and before the first stages of pregnancy; that also revealed what could be an explanation why in developed countries, where women consume fewer calories, the rate of male births has decreased.

For the researcher Fiona Matthews , who directed this project, the feeding could be a natural mechanism that would allow the mother the possibility of controlling with her diet the sex of the baby.

For many parents who desperately want a newborn with a certain gender, food may be the key to achieving it, but specialists do not recommend it.

Playing with food and excess caloric intake can trigger risks in the fetus and the mother, which can threaten the lives of both. If you are pregnant, try to maintain a balance in your diet and exercise.

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