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
JANUARY 2008

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — February 14, 2008 - 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 January 2008 by segment:

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

	2008		2007		% Change
Wholesale / US Nutrition	$	84	$	76	10	%
North American Retail	$	17	$	18	-6	%
European Retail	$	56	$	55	1	%
Direct Response / E-Commerce	$	21	$	18	19	%
Total	$	178	$	168	6	%

European Retail net sales in local currency increased 1% in January 2008. North American Retail same store sales decreased 2% in January 2008.

ABOUT NBTY

NBTY is a leading global 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® (www.NaturesBounty.com), Vitamin World® (www.VitaminWorld.com), Puritan’s Pride® (www.Puritan.com), Holland & Barrett® (www.HollandAndBarrett.com), Rexall® (www.RexallSundown.com), Sundown® (www.RexallSundown.com), MET-Rx® (www.MetRX.com), WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition® (www.SportNutrition.com), American Health® (www.AmericanHealthUS.com), GNC (UK)® (www.GNC.co.uk), DeTuinen® (www.DeTuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.LeNaturiste.com), SISU® (www.SISU.com), Solgar® (www.Solgar.com) and Ester-C® (www.Ester-C.com) brands.