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Vegetable diet for a girl child

Women could increase their chances of giving birth to a girl by consuming food with high levels of calcium and magnesium, such as green vegetables, in the weeks before conception.

Vegetable diet for a girl child

Women could increase their chances of giving birth to a girl by consuming food with high levels of calcium and magnesium, such as green vegetables, in the weeks before conception.

Natural sex selection methods have been applied for several decades, but their use and effectiveness are still a matter of debate. To assess the efficacy of a maternal diet low in sodium and high in calcium in combination with timing of intercourse well before ovulation as a method to improve the chances of conceiving a girl, researchers spent five years working with 172 couples of America, all of whom wanted to add girls to their families.  Between them they already had 358 sons and just two daughters.  Each began a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and rice in the nine weeks before they planned to attempt to conceive to raise the levels of calcium and magnesium in their bloodstream. In addition, they were given daily tablets of the key minerals, had regular blood monitoring and were also asked to try and conceive at a certain time in the ovulation cycle. Compliance with diet was assessed through mineral analyses of blood and timing of intercourse relative to ovulation was determined by ovulation home tests. Based on mineral blood values and on the time interval between intercourse and ovulation, a prediction rule for conceiving a girl was constructed and tested for validity.

In total, 32 women satisfied the conditions of the prediction rule and the observed percentage of female babies in this group was 81%.  Out of 32 couples who completed the programme, 26 mothers gave birth to girls and only six had boys.

It is thought that levels of minerals in the blood affect the unfertilised egg, making it more receptive to female chromosomes. 
The finding indicates that following the right diet can help couples raise their chances of choosing the sex of their child, although the researchers don't know the exact role played by other factors such as the timing of conception. The study concludes that a maternal diet together with timing of sexual intercourse and use of a prediction rule will lead to an increased probability of a girl baby. It is important that both diet and timing are followed correctly, which requires of the mother both willpower and meticulousness.
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