A consumer-friendly website provides answers to questions about a nutritional supplement designed to reduce body fat and preserve lean muscle mass. Cognis has relaunched its Tonalin® CLA website, www.tonalin.com, with a new look and more interactive features for consumers researching Tonalin CLA. FAQs and personalized responses to e-mails are offered to consumers who use Tonalin or who may be considering it. The easy-to-navigate website reduces confusion and provides fast, credible information, along with product news, research summaries and an online newsletter. Also, beginning in February 2006, Cognis will be marketing its Vegapure® line of phytosterols to consumers under the co-branding name of Heart Choice to build awareness of the health benefits of natural plant sterols and sterol ester ingredients. Cognis, www.cognis.com, www.tonalin.com
Animal studies by the University of Illinois-Chicago indicate that almonds may help ward off age-related memory problems. Almonds contain substances that function much as do cholinesterase inhibitors, which are used to treat Alzheimer's patients. Almonds already have been linked to numerous potential health benefits and, as part of a healthy diet, may protect against memory loss. Almond Board of California, www.AlmondsAreIn.com