Herbalife Welcomes Doctors from China and Israel to Its Nutrition Advisory Board

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) welcomed two new doctors to its Nutrition Advisory Board, Yubin He, M.D., a cardiologist from China, and Jonathan Yarom, M.D., who specializes in sports medicine in Israel.

The Herbalife Nutrition Advisory board is comprised of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who help educate and train Herbalife independent distributors and, in China, Herbalife 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).

Dr. He is a professor and the deputy director of cardiopulmonary vascular center at the General Hospital of Beijing Military Command (B.M.C.). He has been engaged in cardiology work and research for over 25 years with in-depth study of coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure and thrombotic disease diagnosis and treatment. He has been published widely in both peer-reviewed and consumer media.

Dr. Yarom is the medical director at Medix, the center for sports medicine at the Tel Aviv Olympic complex and was the director of Sports medicine in the Wingate Institute as well as a member of the Israel National Olympic committee. Since 1991, Yarom has been the physician in charge for the Israeli Tennis Federation as well as being a member of the board. He also served as director of medical services for the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football club (2002-2004), among other positions. From 2000-2009, he was president of the Israel Cycling Federation, and he participates in multiple sports federations and on government committees. He has lectured extensively at several universities.

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About Herbalife Ltd.

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 73 countries through a network of approximately 2.1 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.

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Released Jul 8, 2010 • 3:36pm EDT