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Too much sugar makes us sick - but thanks to the powerful food lobby, it can hide in many foods. That makes us sick: 8.2 million Germans have diabetes, and it is increasingly affecting 30 to 35-year-olds. Obesity is also considered a strong risk factor for Corona. Mandatory traffic light labeling could help expose excessive sugar in food - but the powerful food industry lobby is preventing this. Food Minister Julia Klöckner is also repeatedly accused by critics of being close to the food industry. ----- At frontal_, research is an experience: We take you on our search for clues, from the first clue to the big revelation - and you are there. On the ZDFheute Nachrichten channel, we publish a topic three times a month that moves us all, maybe even excites us. Discuss with us in the comments, Thursdays from 4 p.m. frontal_ is the YouTube format of frontal21, the investigative magazine of ZDF. ----- Authors: Jörg Göbel, Felix Klauser, Elena Kuch Camera: Michael Damm, Erasmus de Grande, Matthias Müller, Paul Kraneis, Björn Kowalesky Editing: Tobias Schütze Graphics: Tobias Schütze Speaker: Laura Lippmann frontal_ is a cooperation between Frontal 21 and K2H ----- Here on ZDFheute News you can find out what is happening in the world and what concerns us all: We provide insight into the world of news, explain the background and address social debates. Discuss with us in live streams and form your own opinion based on the facts that we present to you. Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything. You can always stay up to date at http://www.ZDFheute.de/.