Yes researchers would now like us to believe that mothers can now use their diet to influence the sex of the baby. It is suggested a high calorific diet at the time of conception is likely to increase the chance of conceiving a baby.

(from bbc)

The study, by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford, appears in the Royal Society journal Biological Sciences.

The study focused on 740 first-time pregnant mothers in the UK, who were asked to provide records of their eating habits before and during the early stages of pregnancy.

The researchers found 56% of women with the highest energy intake around the time of conception had boys, compared to just 45% among women with the lowest energy intake.

Women who had sons were more likely to have eaten a higher quantity and wider range of nutrients, including potassium, calcium and vitamins C, E and B12.

(end bbc)

News reports have carried the subtext, that perhaps this is a good reason for mothers wanting a boy, to increase their intake of “Breakfast Cereal” – which might suggest that the research has sbeen funded by a certain cereal manufacturer or infact a grain trade association. Watch out for other news suggesting an increase in the intake of grain oils miht be good for us. Is there a grain mountain somewhere on the farside of the atalantic I wonder? It may help the USA GDP to promote this story, but I dont think the worlds favourite psychedelic rooster is going to help you conceive a baby boy. You’d be more lucky than clucky.