Herbalife Scientific Advisory Board
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Herbalife has its own Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) committed to advancing the field of nutritional science. Members of the SAB conduct groundbreaking research on the use of nutraceuticals for enhanced health and weight control. Their expertise fuels Herbalife product innovation and positions us at the forefront of the wellness industry. Members of the Board include Chairman, Dr. David Heber, head of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles * and Dr. Louis Ignarro, 1998 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.N. |
Dr. Heber is included in the The Best Doctors in America and Who's Who in America. Dr. Heber's expertise has been featured many times in the media, including on NBC, CNN and Discovery Channel. In addition to writing over 70 peer-reviewed scientific articles and two professional texts, he has also written books for the public: Natural Remedies for a Healthy Heart, The Resolution Diet, What Color is Your Diet? and his latest book - The LA Shape Diet. He directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Dietary Supplement Research in Botanicals, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - funded Clinical Nutrition Research Unit and the NIH Nutrition and Obesity Training Grants at UCLA. Dr. Heber's main research interests are obesity treatment and nutrition for cancer prevention and treatment. He is the Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles. * Dr. Heber holds a B.S. in Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, UCLA, 1969; M.D. Harvard Medical School, 1973; and Ph.D. in Physiology, University of California, 1978. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in Clinical Nutrition by the American Board of Nutrition. Dr. Heber's title is for identification purposes only. The University of California does not endorse specific products or services as a matter of policy. |
Dr. Louis Ignarro, a Nobel Laureate in Medicine |
Dr. Ignarro has made exceptional contributions to the advancement of science, including winning the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his research on nitric oxide. His work has led and inspired scientists around the world. A Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Ignarro served as Professor of Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans. Before teaching, he served as a scientist at CIBA-GEIGY. Dr. Ignarro has published many articles and received the Basic Research Prize of the American Heart Association for outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science. He was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences the same year, and into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences the next. Dr. Ignarro holds a B.S. in Pharmacology, Columbia University, 1962, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 1966. He received his Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health, 1968. The Nobel Prize is a registered trademark of the Nobel Foundation. |
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