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Atkins, wholefood, low-carb or vegetarian – the diet market is flourishing and causing ever greater confusion among its receptive audience. Do meat and fat cause overweight or are carbohydrates to blame for the spare tyre? The basis of the diet recommendations is the nutrition pyramid, a table of foodstuffs and the recommended frequency of consumption. This film attempts to cut a swathe of knowledge through the diet jungle and to elucidate by means of an in-depth, revealing investigation which interests stand behind which dietary tips. This begins in the USA, where various universities are working on a “new” nutrition pyramid which may challenge many current dietary convictions. Are the scientists there able to work independently or is their dietary advice infused with the diverse interests of a powerful agricultural lobby? How do nutrition advisers adjust to these new recommendations, are they able to free themselves from traditional ideas? Ideology also plays a role in the debate about our daily food: what is produced and how? What is ecologically correct? And how important is this for our health, for our weight?