this should be in the jokes section. . . what kind of yam abeg?

the multiple births may be a combination of multiple factors and not just yam. . haba!

Actually, it's been properly studied and it was found that some HCG like substance were in the yams, Ilesa specifically has the highest incidence of multiple births. The OAU teaching hospital has evidence of studies supporting the theory.

lagcity:

you are right. diet , alongside genetics, plays a huge role in physiology. i have heard this yam hypothesis before but no one has really mentioned that particular chemical in yam. i'm also interested in how the scientist(s) were able to determine that the cause is yam. i mean why not Ewedu (ewedu seems to be more exclusive to yoruba than yam) igbos eat lots of yam, too.

it is only a particular spp of yam that contain that egg splitting phytochemicals

I guess this postulation is correct. The name of the wild yam is called "Dagidagi"

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