LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) welcomed medical experts from Ecuador, Russia and Turkey to its Nutrition Advisory Board.
The Nutrition Advisory Board is comprised of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors and, in China, sales employees, on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle. The board is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Jose Reinhart, M.D., from Ecuador, has been practicing sports medicine for over 40 years. He practices at the Hospital del Valle and Hospital Metropolitano de Quito, in addition to having a private practice. His expertise combines sports medicine with nutrition, helping athletes to perform their best and to use nutrition for a competitive edge.
Roman Malkov, M.D., also specializes in sports medicine, treating patients and conducting research to improve athletes' performance at the Anokhin Institute of Normal Physiology in Moscow. He is the author of three nutrition books and is a contributing writer to Men's Health, Russia.
Dr. Banu Cayci's research has focused on the relationship between obesity, exercise, antioxidants and disease. She is an associate professor at the School of Medicine and the hospital at Gazi University, where she has instructed since 1995. Cayci has authored over 100 research articles in international journals.
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About Herbalife
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 75 countries through a network of approximately 2.3 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains a significant amount of information about Herbalife, including financial and other information for investors at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.
Source: Herbalife Ltd.
Released Jun 20, 2011 • 1:10pm EDT