Sunday, May 4, 2008

fact

Recently my exboyfriend’s sister had a baby and so during her pregnancy we were all looking up things for her to be aware of when she becomes a mom. I came across some interesting information when I was looking online one day about pregnancies. Apparently, new research has shown that depending on what the mother eats at the time of conception, it is associated with the child’s sex. A study was done with 740 mothers who were giving birth for the first time. Within the 740 women, they were split into three different groups. The groups were split up according to the number of calories that the women consumed per day around the time of consumption. The results showed that 56 percent of the women who consumed the most calories gave birth to boys whereas only 45 percent of the group who consumed the lowest energy intake. Another factor was that as well as consuming more calories, the women who had sons were also more likely to have eaten a higher quantity and more diverse nutrients. They consumed more things such as potassium, calcium, various vitamins, and much more. The reason for all of this is that by skipping breakfast your glucose level decreases. Research also shows that higher levels of glucose promotes the growth and development of male embryos and decreases the chances of the development of female embryos. I think that all of this information is very interesting and if someday you are hoping your child is a boy then you should consume more calories and nutrients. On the other hand, if you want a girl then you should decrease your consumption of calories and nutrients. Of course this doesn’t work 100 percent of the time but if the chances increase, why not try it?

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