There is strong scientific evidence that excess body fat is a risk factor for cancer, as well as other non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
Earnings, bolstered by overseas strength, should help power chemical stocks in the long run, and while a stronger dollar could curb profitability, fat yields and a strong technical picture is producing good synthesis with traders.
But biological responses to food in rats and humans are surprisingly similar, and provide at least a strong indication that the same sorts of reactions happen when we eat fake fat and sugar.
The American giants have arrived with fat checkbooks and are making sympathetic noises about localizing content, while a number of strong Asian players with big backing are giving them a run for their money.