Dietary fibers are the indigestible portion of plant foods that move food through the digestive system, absorbing water and making defecation easier. Dietary fiber consists of non-starch polysaccharides such as cellulose and many other plant components such as dextrins, inulin, lignin, waxes, chitins, pectins, beta-glucans and oligosaccharides.

It's what parents want to talk to their child's doctor about -- but are they?

Scientists have made the world-first discovery that a pregnant woman's diet determines whether her baby grows into a fat adult or a skinny one... a mother's diet during pregnancy affects the baby's brain circuits, determining appetite and energy expenditure in their offspring.

Eating a Mediterranean diet - lots of fish, fresh fruits and vegetables and some dairy - during pregnancy could protect your unborn child from developing allergies or asthma

The main cause of ADHD is still relatively unknown. Many experts believe that genetics may play a factor in its development. If a parent had ADD or ADHD the child has a seventy percent chance of also having it. In the past, a lot of experts believed that a diet rich in sugar, preservatives and artificial flavorings causeconcluded that a person's...

A third of child deaths globally are caused by poor nutrition, experts warn.