Boy or Girl? The Answer May Depend on Mom’s Eating Habits

I know what you're thinking, the sex of a child is determined by the SRY gene typically found on the Y sex chromosome. This data does not disprove that or argue with, though the title of the article is very misleading.

A new set of data, who's accuracy is questionable, seems to indicate that a women's eating habits may influence the success of the development of the embryo. The data was collected based on self-reporting by the women of how much, when, and what they ate. The accuracy of such data is questionable but the women who ate more had a 12% higher chance of having a son and women who at less have a 10% higher chance of having a girl. 10-12% isn't very much but the scientific reason behind this is that women who eat less have lower glucose levels which suppresses male embryo development. Whether or not the women ate breakfast was another factor.

So basically this article was more about how women's eating habits might affect the success of the development of the embryo, with male embryos being more susceptible to lower glucose levels. Still I decided to post this because the title of the article really intrigued me, which was what it supposed to do I guess and maybe someone in our class might find this useful if they want a son.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/boy-or-girl-the-answer-may-depend-on-moms-eating-habits/