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Mother's Diet Influences Infant Sex Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - Iddo Genuth Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child’s sex is associated with the mother’s diet. Published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, the study shows a clear link between higher energy intake around the time of conception and the birth of sons. The findings may help explain the falling birth-rate of boys in industrialized countries, including the UK and US.
(source: exeter.ac.uk)
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