Dr. Cameron has altered levels of sugar in the blood of experimental animals during the period prior to mating through the administration of water containing a steroid to inhibit the absorption of glucose. The comparison between the offspring of these mice with that of mice which had been given plain water showed that the largest number of females born was from the samples which showed a lower level of sugar in the blood. The data seem to contradict the old folk wisdom that eating more sweets during surely would have led to the birth of a child.

Especially as they are confirmed in a previous study that analyzed the offspring of laboratory mice with diabetes, had already led to conclude that mice with a high level of sugar in the blood give birth to more males. Is not yet known, however, how to lower blood sugar may increase the number of female births. The data, however, is really surprising that the same Dr. Cameron believes that our grandmothers did not entirely wrong despite the suggestions of his research seems to contradict them, for if it is true that the sweet consistently increase the level of blood sugar that happens over a period limited time which is followed by a drastic fall of glucose, while the same cannot be said for the red meat that has the power to raise the level of sugar in the blood for a longer period of time long and therefore be more stable.