In recent years, several studies have been conducted to show that the genetic load of the sperm is not the only factor involved in the definition of the sex of the baby.
A couple of years ago an Argentine biochemist revolutionized the panorama by presenting her book ¿Boy or girl? in which he assured that the mother's diet before pregnancy can help determine the sex of the future baby.
Now a new study with the same conclusions comes to light. It has been done by doctors from the British universities of Exeter and Oxford and shows that there is "a clear relationship" between the maternal diet at the time of conception and the sex of the baby.
They analyzed the eating habits of 740 women before and during the first stage of pregnancy. According to the results, 56% of women who consumed high-calorie foods gave birth to men, compared to 45% of men who were born in the group that consumed reduced-calorie foods.
The first group, in the one with the highest proportion of children, mothers included in their diets a greater amount of nutrients such as potassium, calcium and vitamins C, E, and B12, in addition to the fact that they used to eat cereals regularly.
The discovery is revealing and a clue to follow for couples who have preferences for the sex of their future baby. Although doctors recommend that in any case the healthiest thing is to make a balanced diet and not to get crammed with calories because the really important thing, beyond sex, is for the baby to be healthy.
In vitro fertilization research coincides with a study we have talked about in the blog that suggests that high glucose levels favor the development of male embryos.
The conclusion that the researchers drew is that the low-calorie diet of today's women in developed countries could be the key to why the proportion of male births in industrialized countries has declined.
The truth is that the determination of the sex of the baby seems to be a mystery that is gradually revealed in which the mother's diet has more influence than we thought so far.
