8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):   December 12, 2006

NBTY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

001-31788

(Commission File Number)

DELAWARE	11-2228617
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
90 Orville Drive	11716
Bohemia, New York	(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(631) 567-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 7.01.            REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On December 12, 2006, NBTY, Inc. issued a press release announcing preliminary unaudited sales results for the month of November, 2006.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)Exhibits.

99.1 Press release issued by NBTY, Inc., dated December 12, 2006.

This Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit are furnished to comply with Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.  Neither this Form 8-K nor the attached Exhibit are to be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall this Form 8-K nor the attached Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  December 13, 2006

NBTY, INC.

By:	/s/ Harvey Kamil
	Harvey Kamil
	President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Harvey Kamil	Carl Hymans
NBTY, Inc.	G.S. Schwartz & Co.
President & Chief Financial Officer	212-725-4500
631-200-2020	carlh@schwartz.com

NBTY ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED NET SALES RESULTS
FOR NOVEMBER 2006

BOHEMIA, N.Y. — December 12, 2006 - NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of November 2006 by segment:

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

($ In Millions)

	2006		2005		% Change
Wholesale / US Nutrition	$	75	$	65	16	%
North American Retail / Vitamin World	$	18	$	19	(-8	%)
European Retail / Holland & Barrett / GNC (UK)	$	51	$	45	13	%
Direct Response / Puritan’s Pride	$	18	$	13	38	%
Total	$	161	$	142	14	%

European Retail net sales in local currency increased 3% in November 2006.  Vitamin World same store sales decreased 1% in November 2006.

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two months October and November 2006 and 2005 respectively by segment are as follows:

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE TWO MONTHS OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

($ In Millions)

	2006		2005		% Change
Wholesale / US Nutrition	$	163	$	142	14	%
North American Retail / Vitamin World	$	36	$	38	(-6	)%
European Retail / Holland & Barrett / GNC (UK)	$	101	$	93	8	%
Direct Response / Puritan’s Pride	$	30	$	23	29	%
Total	$	329	$	297	11	%

European Retail net sales in local currency decreased 1% for the two-month period of October and November 2006.  Vitamin World same store sales increased 1% for the two-month period of October and November 2006.

ABOUT NBTY
NBTY is a global 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.  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®, Vitamin World®, Puritan’s Pride®, Holland & Barrett®, Rexall®, Sundown®, MET-Rx®, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition®, American Health®, GNC (UK)®, DeTuinen®, LeNaturiste®, SISU®, Solgar® and Ester-C® brands.

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