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BOHEMIA, N.Y., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc. (NYSE:NTY) (http://www.nbty.com/), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of January 2007 by segment: NET SALES (Preliminary and Unaudited) FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY ($ In Millions) 2007 2006 % Change Wholesale / US Nutrition $76 $72 6% North American Retail / Vitamin World $19 $22 -15% European Retail / Holland & Barrett / GNC (UK) $55 $44 26% Direct Response / Puritan's Pride $18 $23 -22% Total $ 168 $160 5% European Retail net sales in local currency increased 13% in January 2007. Vitamin World same store sales decreased 10% in January 2007. ABOUT NBTY NBTY is a global leading vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. Under a number of NBTY and third party brands, the Company offers over 22,000 products, including products marketed by the Company's Nature's Bounty(R), Vitamin World(R), Puritan's Pride(R), Holland & Barrett(R), Rexall(R), Sundown(R), MET-Rx(R), WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition(R), American Health(R), GNC (UK)(R), DeTuinen(R), LeNaturiste(TM), SISU(R), Solgar(R) and Ester-C(R) brands. Contact: Harvey Kamil Carl Hymans NBTY, Inc. G.S. Schwartz & Co. President & Chief Financial Officer 212-725-4500 631-200-2020 DATASOURCE: NBTY, Inc. CONTACT: Harvey Kamil of NBTY, Inc., President & Chief Financial Officer, +1-631-200-2020; Carl Hymans of G.S. Schwartz & Co., +1-212-725-4500, , for NBTY, Inc. Web site: http://www.nbty.com/

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