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recently, the topic#mineral water is said to be able to give birth to sons and is sold out#ranked first on weibo's hot search list.

recently, a weakly alkaline natural mineral water from sam's own brand was rumored to be "baby-birth water", with some netizens claiming that the mineral water has the magical effect of helping women give birth to sons.

many netizens posted messages to echo:"my husband and i did drink this water before i got pregnant, and we just had a son." "you can have a son if you drink it."

in addition to the rumor that "drinking it can give birth to a boy", netizens also spread that the mineral waterlowering uric acidefficacy.

some netizens also raised questions:"can what you eat determine your gender?" "what kind of marketing trick is that?"

sam responded:

no health care, disease prevention and treatment functions

according to red star capital, on the monthly best-selling list of sam's club app,currently, the monthly sales of this mineral water product are over 200,000 pieces, ranking second on the list. calculated at a selling price of 22.8 yuan per piece, the monthly sales exceed 4.56 million yuan.this is still under the condition of "limit purchase to 1 item" online.

offline, the purchase of this mineral water product is no longer restricted. on september 3, consumer ms. zhang told the red star capital bureau that sam's club chengdu wuhou store recently opened. on the opening day, she saw many consumers with several cases of this mineral water in their shopping carts. consumer ms. song said that she often buys the above mineral water because it is cheap. it is understood that the product is sold at 22.8 yuan per case of 24 bottles of 300ml, less than 1 yuan per bottle.

sam's customer service told reporters on september 3:"this product is just an ordinary commodity and does not have any health care, disease prevention or treatment functions."

according to nan fang daily, on september 2, sam's club customer service responded to reporters that this is sam's own-brand product, just ordinary mineral water, and the above statement has no scientific basis. in addition, the customer service said that the product has not been sold out. the reporter consulted the relevant person in charge of walmart china on this matter, but no response was received before press time.

on the same day, staff from the manufacturer's company responded to reporters that they had noticed the online public opinion, but that the statement had no scientific basis. they said that the company did not spread such remarks and that these should be personal behaviors.

in addition, some companies have claimed that drinking alkaline water is healthier, but this has also been debunked by experts.

according to a previous report by cctv finance, a water company in kunming, yunnan, claimed that alkaline water had therapeutic effects. it also posted some so-called "therapeutic effects" videos on its official account, with patients telling their own stories.

in this regard, a guangming online reporter interviewed ruan guangfeng, director of the science and technology communication department and deputy research librarian of the china food and health information exchange center. he said that the ph value of water does not have a big impact on our health, and the claim that alkaline water is healthier is just a marketing gimmick of businesses.

shenzhen health commission issued a statement to refute the rumor

as early as september last year, the shenzhen health commission issued a statement to refute the rumor, telling people not to believe the statement that "people with alkaline body constitution are more likely to give birth to sons."

shenzhen health commission said that "acid-base constitution" is a pseudo-concept.whether you eat alkaline food or flush your vagina with alkaline liquid, it will not affect the baby's gender.indiscriminate use of washes may lead to vaginitis. it is fine for boys or girls, the health of the baby is the most important.

according to information, china's first sam's club was established in shenzhen in august 1996. it is a high-end membership store under walmart and has the unified features of membership supermarkets: an extra-large parking lot, large-packaged goods, selected skus and membership services.

according to walmart's second quarter financial report for fiscal year 2025, walmart's total revenue in q2 was us$169.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%, and its adjusted operating profit in q2 was us$7.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%. among them, walmart china's net sales in q2 were us$4.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%.