Foodamentalismus

Food as a Substitute for Religion? Food is taking on an increasingly significant role in our lives. Whether vegan, paleo, clean, gluten-free, or completely carbohydrate-free, more and more people define themselves by their diet. No invitation to dinner and no restaurant visit goes by without special requests and ever-new restrictions. Those with different beliefs are quickly judged, and there is a real war between various dietary factions on social media, with fear of certain foods spreading. Social life is collapsing, class and gender struggles are being fought, and society is fracturing! Will it really come to that? Science journalist Kathrin Burger investigates the phenomenon of "food fundamentalism" and provides an outlook on the future of nutrition and its status in our society.