What women eat while they are in the early stages of pregnancy influences the sex and health of their unborn baby, new research suggests. Women who eat a full breakfast and a high fat diet at the time of conception are more likely to have a boy, scientists claim. A low fat diet with periods of long fasts favours girls, the researchers have found. The findings seem to give some credence to to old wives’ tales such as eat “bacon for boys”.
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