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Herbalife News: Herbalife Protein Shake Proven Effective in Clinical Study |
HERBALIFE LTD has added a news release to its Investor
Relations website.
Title: Herbalife Protein Shake Proven Effective in Clinical Study
Date: 3/19/2009 2:04:00 PM
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 19, 2009-- 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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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 65 countries through a network of more than 1.8 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.
CONTACT: Herbalife Ltd.
Media Contact
George Fischer, VP, Corp Comm.
310-410-9600 x32649
or
Investor Contact
Andrew Speller, VP, Investor Relations
310-410-9600 x32862
SOURCE: Herbalife Ltd.
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