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Pregnant Women Who Eat Bananas Have A Higher Chance Of Having A Boy

A rumor’s been circulating for years that eating bananas before conception will increase your chances of having a boy. And some soon-to-be-pregnant women will do anything to have a girl,…

ROCHDALE, ENGLAND – JANUARY 23: Fyffes bananas are seen for sale inside Rochdale’s Morrisons supermarket on January 23, 2017 in Rochdale, England. Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc has over 500 stores in the UK and operates an online home delivery service. Morrisons recently had its best Christmas for seven years after the supermarket chain revamped its premium ranges.

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A rumor's been circulating for years that eating bananas before conception will increase your chances of having a boy.

And some soon-to-be-pregnant women will do anything to have a girl, including cutting out the fruit altogether. A sudy found that there may actually be a little truth to this.

Researchers surveyed 740 women during their first pregnancy and found that those with a diet high in potassium (one of the main vitamins in bananas) were more likely to have a boy.

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