Your grandma probably has hundreds of old wives’ tales on how you can make sure you give birth to a girl.
But science might have a better tip: eat ice cream.
A study, which looked at the births of 32 couples, found that eating ice cream — or foods “low in potassium and sodium but high in calcium and magnesium,” like ice cream — led women to have more girls.
The study found foods like yogurt, hard cheeses or spinach (high in calcium) are beneficial for parents if they want to have a baby girl, as are cashew nuts, beans and whole wheat cereals (lots of magnesium).
The diet is a little different for women who want to have boys. Eating breakfast and foods with a lot of fat can help you have a boy.
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