Nigeria's twin town ponders cause of multiple births

At Igbo Ora, a banner welcomes visitors to the"twins capital of the world".

Sights like this can be seen everywhere in Igbo Ora, where a banner welcomes visitors to the"twins capital of the world". In Yoruba culture twins are so common that they are traditionally given specific names. They are called either Taiwo or Kehinde depending on whether they were born first or second.

"There are so many twins because of the okra leaf that we eat," said 15-year-old Kehinde Oyedepo, one of the twins, repeating a view commonly held in the town.Others have pointed to the popularity of Amala - a local dish made from yams and cassava flour. One theory is that yams prompt the production of gonadotropins, a chemical agent that stimulates the production of eggs.

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