GNC Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Report 3rd Quarter 2009 Financial Results

GNC Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Report 3rd Quarter 2009 Financial
Results

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- General Nutrition Centers, Inc. ("GNC" or
the "Company") announced today that it has scheduled a conference call and
webcast to report its financial results for the third quarter 2009 on
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11 a.m. EST.

To listen to this call dial 1-866-468-1032 inside the U.S. and 1-832-445-1665
outside the U.S. The conference identification number for all callers is
38536415. A webcast of the call will also be available through the "About
GNC" link on www.gnc.com.

GNC, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the largest global specialty
retailer of nutritional products including vitamin, mineral, herbal and other
specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. As of
June 30, 2009, GNC has more than 6,700 locations, of which more than 5,300
retail locations were in the United States (including 936 franchise and 1,756
Rite Aid franchise store-within-a-store locations) and franchise operations in
45 international markets. The Company -- which is dedicated to helping
consumers Live Well -- also offers products and product information online at
www.gnc.com.

SOURCE General Nutrition Centers, Inc.

Investors: Michael M. Nuzzo, CFO, General Nutrition Centers, Inc.,
+1-412-288-2029; or Media: Greg Miller for General Nutrition Centers, Inc.,
+1-212-537-5177, x1, gmiller@marketcompr.com