jnelsoninjax Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 CUTTING out salt and going on a diet of beans and hard cheese gives mothers a better chance of giving birth to a girl, research shows. The right combination of food and the timing of sex are the key factors in determining whether it's a boy or a girl, the UK's Mail on Sunday reported. Mothers should cut out foods containing sodium and potassium-rich food such as olives, bacon, salami, smoked salmon, potatoes, blue cheese, meats, bread and pastries. The best foods are those rich in calcium and magnesium. Calcium-rich foods include yoghurt, hard cheese, rhubarb, spinach, tofu, almonds, oatmeal, broccoli and oranges. Brazil and cashew nuts, whole wheat cereals, figs and beans are packed with magnesium. The scientists, from Maastricht University in Holland, also say the chances of having a daughter are boosted if couples have regular sex but not on days immediately before or after ovulation. The findings come after a five-year study involving 172 Western European women aged from 23 to 42 who had all previously given birth to boys but wanted girls. When they were trying for a child again they were told to cut out salt and eat at least a pound of dairy products a day. Almost 80 per cent of the women who stuck to the diet ended up giving birth to girls. A spokesman for the scientists said: "The results show that both diet and timing methods increase the probability of a girl - the impact of the diet being the most pronounced. "It shows a substantial success rate when both methods are applied correctly." Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrack Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Scientists always looking for crazy experiments. That being said I love science but in this case I can't see any direct link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 What was the rational behind these food recommendations? This just seems like a shotgun approach that worked in the favor of a small testbed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Himanshu- Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I have read biology(up to high school) and I can't see a relation. Just a matter of chance in the study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted September 6, 2010 Global Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2010 Hmm, I guess that could be one factor that determines your chance of having a girl. Weird it says "people to stuck to the diet", so there must be a totally different number for people who didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertimber2008 Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 They should have done a blind test where they provided foods. What is there is *somehow* a psychological link?? Yea people wish and wish for it and it doesn't happen, but these folks had a reason to believe it would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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