According to a new British study, what you eat (and how much you eat) may determine whether you have a baby boy or a baby girl.

The study shows that women who eat less, and especially those who skip breakfast, are more likely to have baby girls, while women who get all the vitamins and nutrients they need at breakfast and continue to eat high calorie, quality foods throughout the day are more likely to have a boy.
 
The same trend is seen in animals. When there is a shortage of food, animals are more likely to have female offspring. Scientists believe this is nature’s way of dealing with shortage, by making sure reproduction is slowed for awhile by halting the growth of the male population.
 
When women don’t eat in the morning, the body continues the fast it was on at night, alerting the body that conditions might not be good. Scientists believe the body then translates this into production of a girl instead of a boy.
 
Some scientists said this study is ridiculous, claiming only the father’s sperm determines whether it is a girl or boy. But statistics show that a woman is more than 25 percent more likely to have a boy if she eats healthy, big meals often.