Herbalife Protein Shake Proven Effective in Clinical Study

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Over the past several decades, the United States has seen dramatic increases in
the incidence of obesity. But the epidemic is not confined to this country;
similar increases are being seen worldwide as other countries adopt Western
high-calorie foods and a sedentary lifestyle.

Recent data from the National Statistics Office in Korea, for example, indicate
that nearly a third of Koreans - about 10 million people - are overweight, with
numbers increasing by about 400,000 annually.

Researchers at the Seoul National University Hospital in Korea recently reported
that the use of meal replacements twice daily was an effective strategy for
reducing body weight and body fat, and for improving indicators of
obesity-related conditions.

The study, published in the February issue of the International Journal of
Clinical Practice, followed 75 obese men and women with the metabolic syndrome -
a cluster of factors including high blood pressure, a large waist measurement,
elevated blood sugar and triglycerides, and low blood levels of `good` HDL
cholesterol - for a period of 12 weeks.

All subjects replaced two meals a day with liquid meal replacements (Herbalife
Formula 1, Korean formula) but were randomly assigned to consume a diet of
either a standard amount of protein - about 15 percent of total calories - or
double the amount of protein from a higher protein plan.

At the end of 12 weeks, both groups lost weight and both groups lost weight in
the belly area. But, in the subjects who followed the diet most strictly, the
people in the high protein group lost more body fat (and less lean body mass)
than the people consuming the standard amount of protein.

"These findings indicate that meal replacements are a very valuable strategy for
losing weight and body fat," said Belong Cho, M.D., Ph.D., of the Department of
Family Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital and lead researcher on the
study. "With the increasing incidence of overweight and obesity in Korea, there
is a critical need to find ways to help individuals lose weight and decrease
their risk of developing obesity-related disorders such the metabolic syndrome,"
he added.

The incidence of the metabolic syndrome in Korea has increased from 18.6 percent
to 23.6 percent between 1998 and 2001, paralleling similar increases - from 34.5
percent to 39 percent - over the same time period in the U.S. Dr. Cho added, "We
have demonstrated the effectiveness of meal replacements for weight loss, and
this approach could have far-reaching benefits in addressing obesity which has
become a worldwide problem."

Cho is a member of Herbalife`s Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB). The NAB is made
up of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who
educate and train Herbalife independent distributors on the principles of
nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle.

The NAB is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Human
Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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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 70 countries through a network
of over 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
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