It's a boy! The science of gender selection  view gallery VIEW
GALLERY  Can your diet really determine the sex of your child?
Scientists this week declared that first-time mothers who
consume more calories around the time of conception are more
likely to give birth to boys. The theories surrounding gender
selection are as outlandish as they are numerous. So what should
we believe?  So it all comes down to the banana. The yellow
fruit with the phallic shape – appropriate in this context – is
the best dietary aid for intending mothers wanting a boy,
according to research published yesterday.  In what they claim
is the first scientific evidence that diet influences infant
gender, researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Oxford
have found that women who consume more calories around the time
of conception, and, in particular, eat more bananas, are more
likely to have sons. At the same time, those who skip breakfast
(and breakfast seems to be key) are more likely to have
daughters.  "We were able to confirm th