LOS ANGELES -- (Business Wire)
Global nutrition company, Herbalife
(NYSE: HLF), announced today that leading Czech gastroenterologist, Dr.
Pavel Kohout, has been appointed to its Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB).
Dr. Kohout brings more than 23 years of experience in clinical nutrition
and metabolism to Herbalife, and will support the company’s activities
in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
“Dr. Kohout is a recognized and respected expert in nutrition, and we
are pleased to welcome him to our board,” said Dr. David Heber,
chairman, Nutrition Advisory Board. “Obesity rates continue to rise
around the world, and as a result, Herbalife has an increasingly
important responsibility to help promote nutrition education and
training. We look forward to working with Dr. Kohout to advance our
objective of providing independent Herbalife members with the tools and
knowledge to positively impact the health and lives of their friends,
families and communities around the world.”
“I am thrilled to join a company so focused on providing access to good
nutrition for communities around the globe,” said Dr. Kohout. “I look
forward to partnering closely with Herbalife members to ensure they have
the information they need to help their customers lead healthy and
active lives.”
The Herbalife NAB is comprised of leading experts from around the world
in the fields of nutrition and health who inform, educate and train
Herbalife members and customers on the principles of good nutrition,
physical activity and leading a healthy lifestyle. The NAB is chaired by
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.S.N., chairman, Herbalife
Nutrition Institute and Founding Director, Center for Human Nutrition,
UCLA*.
About Dr. Pavel Kohout, PhD.
Dr. Pavel Kohout, PhD., is based in Prague, where he is the director of
the Head of Center of Nutrition Thomayer´s Hospital Prague. He
specializes in clinical nutrition and metabolism, with an emphasis on
gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn´s disease and
ulcerative colitis), coeliac disease and impact on gut microbiome. As an
expert nutritionist he focuses on curing malnutrition, including home
artificial nutrition, and on applications of percutaneous endoscopic
gastrostomy. He is also active as a university lecturer at Charles
University (Faculty of Medicine); Czech University of Agriculture;
VSCHT; and University of South Bohemia. He also serves on the board of
the Society for Clinical Nutrition and Intensive Metabolic Care and is
part of the Czech Gastroenterological Society.
* The University of California, as a matter of policy, does not
endorse specific products or services. Dr. Heber's credentials as a
Professor are for identification purposes only.
About Herbalife:
Herbalife is a global nutrition company that has been changing people's
lives with great products since 1980. Our nutrition, weight-management,
energy and fitness and personal care products are available exclusively
to and through dedicated Independent Herbalife members in more than 90
countries. We are committed to fighting the worldwide problems of poor
nutrition and obesity by offering high-quality products, one-on-one
coaching with a Herbalife member and a community that inspires customers
to live a healthy, active life.
We support the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa Herbalife
programs to help bring good nutrition to children in need. We also
sponsor more than 190 world-class athletes, teams and events around the
globe, including Cristiano Ronaldo, the LA Galaxy and champions in many
other sports.
Contacts:
Herbalife
Mike Gutierrez, 213-745-0401
michaelgu@herbalife.com
Source: Herbalife
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