LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), a global nutrition and direct selling company, welcomed Marco DeAngelis, M.D. of Italy and Alexey Borisov, Ph.D. of Russia 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).

DeAngelis is currently consultant to the Institute of Medicine and Sport Science for the Italian Olympic Committee and professor at the Human Movement and Exercise Science Faculty of the University of L'Aquila.

He has chaired a number of national and international committees and has published extensively in Italian and international journals. He has taught subjects linked to motor science including physiology, training methodology, functional evaluation and diet in various universities and sports federations. DeAngelis is a very active sportsman and is a 2^nd dan karate black belt.

Borisov currently serves as deputy chief of the medical department in the advisory diagnostic center of the Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow. He is also a lecturer at the Medical Academy of Moscow and author of more than 40 scientific publications.

Borisov, a former judo champion of Moscow and St. Petersburg, has been using Herbalife products as part of his nutritional regimen since 1994.

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About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. 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 70 countries through a network of 1.9 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to bring good nutrition to children. Please visit Herbalife Investor Relations for additional financial information.

    Source: Herbalife Ltd.

Released May 28, 2009 • 1:00pm EDT