NBTY cannot guarantee future results, trends, events, levels of
activity, performance or achievements. Schwartz + Co.

ABOUT NBTY
NBTY is a 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.
Although all of these forward looking statements are believed to be
reasonable, they are inherently uncertain.

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Although all of these forward-looking statements are believed to be
reasonable, they are inherently uncertain .NBTY. Securities and Exchange Commission; (xxx)
adverse effects on NBTY as a result of increased gasoline prices and
potentially reduced traffic flow to NBTY's retail locations; (xxxi) adverse
tax determinations; (xxxii) the loss of a significant customer of the Company;
and (xxxiii) other factors beyond the Company's control. G.

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This release contains certain forward -looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect
to our financial condition, results of operations and business. These
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as
"subject to," "believe," "expects ," "plan," "project," "estimate," "intend,"
"may," "will," "should," "can," or "anticipates," or the negative thereof, or
variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy . G., NBTY, Inc.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of
nutritional supplements, today announced that it has filed its 10K report for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Contact: Harvey Kamil Carl Hymans
NBTY, Inc.

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ABOUT NBTY
NBTY is a 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. (NYSE: NTY)
(http: //www.
President and Chief Financial Officer 212-725-4500
631-200 -2020 carlh@schwartz.

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This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect
to our financial condition, results of operations and business.

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These
forward -looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as
"subject to," "believe," "expects," "plan," "project," "estimate," "intend,"
"may," "will," "should," "can," or "anticipates ," or the negative thereof, or
variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy.

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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) and Solgar(R) brands. NBTY does not undertake and
specifically declines any obligation to update, republish or revise forward-
looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or
to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events.

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Consequently, such forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as
NBTY's current plans, estimates and beliefs.

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NBTY does not undertake and
specifically declines any obligation to update, republish or revise
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events.
President + Chief Financial Officer 212-725-4500
631-200-2020 carlh@schwartz .

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Factors which may materially
affect such forward-looking statements include: (i) slow or negative growth in
the nutritional supplement industry; (ii) interruption of business or negative
impact on sales and earnings due to acts of God, acts of war, terrorism,
bio-terrorism, civil unrest or disruption of mail service; (iii) adverse
publicity regarding nutritional supplements; (iv) inability to retain
customers of companies (or mailing lists) recently acquired; (v) increased
competition; (vi) increased costs; (vii) loss or retirement of key members of
management; (viii) increases in the cost of borrowings and/or unavailability
of additional debt or equity capital; (ix) unavailability of, or inability to
consummate, advantageous acquisitions in the future, including those that may
be subject to bankruptcy approval or the inability of NBTY to integrate
acquisitions into the mainstream of its business; (x) changes in general
worldwide economic and political conditions in the markets in which NBTY may
compete from time to time; (xi) the inability of NBTY to gain and/or hold
market share of its wholesale and/or retail customers anywhere in the world;
(xii) unavailability of electricity in certain geographical areas; (xiii) the
inability of NBTY to obtain and/or renew insurance and/or the costs of the
same; (xiv) exposure to and expense of defending and resolving , product
liability claims and other litigation; (xv) the ability of NBTY to
successfully implement its business strategy; (xvi) the inability of NBTY to
manage its retail, wholesale, manufacturing and other operations efficiently;
(xvii) consumer acceptance of NBTY's products; (xviii) the inability of NBTY
to renew leases for its retail locations; (xix) the inability of NBTY's retail
stores to attain or maintain profitability; (xx) the absence of clinical
trials for many of NBTY's products; (xxi) sales and earnings volatility and/or
trends for the Company and its market segments; (xxii ) the efficacy of NBTY's
Internet and on-line sales and marketing strategies; (xxiii) fluctuations in
foreign currencies, including the British Pound, the Euro and the Canadian
dollar; (xxiv) import -export controls on sales to foreign countries; (xxv) the
inability of NBTY to secure favorable new sites for, and delays in opening,
new retail locations; (xxvi) introduction of and compliance with new federal,
state, local or foreign legislation or regulation or adverse determinations by
regulators anywhere in the world (including the banning of products) and more
particularly proposed Good Manufacturing Practices in the United States, the
Food Supplements Directive and Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive
in Europe and Section 404 requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
(xxvii) the mix of NBTY's products and the profit margins thereon; (xxviii)
the availability and pricing of raw materials; (xxix) risk factors discussed
in NBTY's filings with the U.

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NBTY cannot guarantee future results, trends, events, levels of
activity, performance or achievements.

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, NBTY , Inc. Factors which may materially
affect such forward-looking statements include: (i) slow or negative growth in
the nutritional supplement industry; (ii) interruption of business or negative
impact on sales and earnings due to acts of God, acts of war, terrorism,
bio-terrorism, civil unrest or disruption of mail service; (iii) adverse
publicity regarding nutritional supplements; (iv) inability to retain
customers of companies (or mailing lists) recently acquired; (v) increased
competition; (vi) increased costs; (vii) loss or retirement of key members of
management; (viii) increases in the cost of borrowings and/or unavailability
of additional debt or equity capital; (ix) unavailability of, or inability to
consummate, advantageous acquisitions in the future, including those that may
be subject to bankruptcy approval or the inability of NBTY to integrate
acquisitions into the mainstream of its business; (x) changes in general
worldwide economic and political conditions in the markets in which NBTY may
compete from time to time; (xi) the inability of NBTY to gain and/or hold
market share of its wholesale and/or retail customers anywhere in the world;
(xii) unavailability of electricity in certain geographical areas; (xiii) the
inability of NBTY to obtain and/or renew insurance and/or the costs of the
same; (xiv) exposure to and expense of defending and resolving , product
liability claims and other litigation; (xv) the ability of NBTY to
successfully implement its business strategy; (xvi) the inability of NBTY to
manage its retail, wholesale, manufacturing and other operations efficiently;
(xvii) consumer acceptance of NBTY's products; (xviii) the inability of NBTY
to renew leases for its retail locations; (xix) the inability of NBTY's retail
stores to attain or maintain profitability; (xx) the absence of clinical
trials for many of NBTY's products; (xxi) sales and earnings volatility and/or
trends for the Company and its market segments; (xxii ) the efficacy of NBTY's
Internet and on-line sales and marketing strategies; (xxiii) fluctuations in
foreign currencies, including the British Pound, the Euro and the Canadian
dollar; (xxiv) import -export controls on sales to foreign countries; (xxv) the
inability of NBTY to secure favorable new sites for, and delays in opening,
new retail locations; (xxvi) introduction of and compliance with new federal,
state, local or foreign legislation or regulation or adverse determinations by
regulators anywhere in the world (including the banning of products) and more
particularly proposed Good Manufacturing Practices in the United States, the
Food Supplements Directive and Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive
in Europe and Section 404 requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
(xxvii) the mix of NBTY's products and the profit margins thereon; (xxviii)
the availability and pricing of raw materials; (xxix) risk factors discussed
in NBTY's filings with the U.

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Securities and Exchange Commission; (xxx)
adverse effects on NBTY as a result of increased gasoline prices and
potentially reduced traffic flow to NBTY's retail locations; (xxxi) adverse
tax determinations; (xxxii) the loss of a significant customer of the Company;
and (xxxiii) other factors beyond the Company's control.

Contact: Harvey Kamil Carl Hymans
NBTY, Inc.
On December 14, 2005, NBTY issued its results for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2005.

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(NYSE: NTY)
(http://www. BOHEMIA, N.

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Consequently, such forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as
NBTY's current plans, estimates and beliefs. 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) and Solgar(R) brands.

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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.

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com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of
nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary unaudited
sales results for the month of January 2006 by segment:

NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
($ In Millions)

2006 2005 % Change

Wholesale / US Nutrition $ 72 $ 65 11%

North American Retail /
Vitamin World $ 22 $ 17 28%

European Retail /
Holland + Barrett / GNC (UK) $ 48 $ 50 -4%

Direct Response /
Puritan's Pride $ 23 $ 19 21%

Total $ 165 $ 151 9 %

The above January 2006 net sales include net sales of $10 million from
Solgar, $1 million from SISU and $2 million from LeNaturiste. European retail
net sales in local currency increased 2% in January 2006.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements .

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