But for most of the industry, asceticism for asceticism's sake is a thing of the past--good news for those who exercise when they want to, sleep late, lounge around their luxury suites and eat whatever they feel like--as long as it's not soup with sunflower seeds.
Malaysia is the world's largest producer of palm oil--a cheaper substitute for vegetable or sunflower oil--and it is also blessed with an abundance of forestry, fertile agricultural land and minerals like copper and iron ore.