Exhibit 32.1

NBTY, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of NBTY, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Scott Rudolph, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  February 2, 2006

Signature:

/s/ SCOTT RUDOLPH

Scott Rudolph

Chief Executive Officer