Old wives tale about bananas and pregnant women could hold truth according to science

People say some crazy things to pregnant women ...

For example, carrying the baby lower in the abdomen isn't a sign that it's a boy, or a girl, or anything other than an indication your abdominal muscles have loosened up a bit.

One old wives tale that's been circulating for years is that eating bananas before conception will increase your chances of having a boy.

But surprisingly science has proven that this wacky gender prediction has some truth behind it.

A dietary study of 740 women showed that mothers who ate more potassium, a key nutrient found in bananas, before they got pregnant, were more likely to have a boy.

High levels of calcium and sodium were also linked to the birth of a boy.

So if you want to have a little lad, our advice is why not try buying those bananas in bulk!