BOHEMIA, N.Y., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- NBTY, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBTY) today announced that ownership of the Vet's Health brand of pet products formerly part of Feeling Fine has been transferred to Total Nutrition, Inc. of Farmingdale, NY. Terms were not disclosed.

NBTY is a leading vertically integrated U.S. manufacturer and retailer of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. The Company markets more than 1,000 products under several brands, including Nature's Bounty(R), Vitamin World(R), Puritan's Pride(R), Holland & Barrett(R), Nutrition Headquarters(R), American Health(R), Nutrition Warehouse(R) and Dynamic Essentials(R).

This news release may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company and the Company's market share in the industry (including certain projections and business trends that are "forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These forward-looking statements are based upon information currently available to the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, successful integration of recent acquisitions into the Company's existing operations, opportunities available to the Company, the retention of its customer base, market penetration, market acceptance of the Company's stores, delays in opening new stores, the effect opening of new stores may have upon the profitability of the Company, variation in same store sales for comparable periods, the Company's ability to attract and retain customers, fluctuations in consumer spending for nutritional supplements, implementation of merchandising concepts, changes in political and economic conditions, industry slowdowns, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, and more particularly, the U.S. Dollar versus the British Pound, the effect of governmental regulatory rules, demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products, availability and development of new products, increased competition due to consolidations within the industry, the impact of foreign competitors as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this news release. SOURCE NBTY, Inc.

CONTACT: Harvey Kamil, Executive Vice President of NBTY, 631-244-2020; or Carl Hymans of G.S. Schwartz & Co., 212-725-4500, or carlh@schwartz.com,