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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Diet during Pregnancy Determines Child Sex? No!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Wheatley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Damn Science, You Scary!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you see this story on your news today, or read this article about this &#8220;study&#8221; &#8211; you might be inclined to think that this research is actually worth the paper it&#8217;s written on. Let me get something straight &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://timwheatley.org/www/2008/04/23/mothers-diet-during-pregnancy-determines-child-sex-no">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you see this story on your news today, or <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080423/ts_afp/healthdietsexchildren">read this article</a> about this &#8220;study&#8221; &#8211; you might be inclined to think that this research is actually worth the paper it&#8217;s written on.</p>
<p>Let me get something straight &#8211; It is not.</p>
<p>The study found that 56% of women who eat a certain type of diet have a certain sex child. 56%. Doesn&#8217;t 56% sound awfully close to 50%? A result of 50% would mean that food makes NO DIFFERENCE.</p>
<p>The fact that this study was based upon information provided by just 740 women really makes me wonder, because you are literally talking about a difference of 44 children from that 740. There is no evidence that this is related to the mother&#8217;s food intake, not unless all the women lived in the same house, had the same job, ate EXACTLY the same food, etc. The fact that it&#8217;s so close to 50% just means that really they&#8217;re being silly saying that 6% means anything.</p>
<p>Like many of the scientific studies that researchers, statisticians and scientists seem to get paid to produce; this study is utterly, utterly flawed.</p>
<p>Yet another wasted research fund&#8230;</p>
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