Herbalife Appoints Filipino Doctor to Its Nutrition Advisory Board
January 03 2016 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Global nutrition company, Herbalife welcomes Dr. Francis Gregory
Samonte, an expert in pediatric neurology, to become the first
Filipino appointed to its prestigious Nutrition Advisory Board
(NAB), effective January 1, 2016.
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The Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board is comprised of leading
experts from around the world in the fields of nutrition and health
who inform, educate and train Independent Herbalife Members on the
principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy
lifestyle.
Samonte’s appointment further strengthens the Herbalife
Nutrition Advisory Board members to 30. His addition also reflects
further expansion of nutrition and health experts from Asia Pacific
in the Nutrition Advisory Board who will play a central role in
raising public awareness and leading educational programs on
balanced nutrition and healthy active lifestyle in 15 countries
across the region as part of Herbalife’s Asia Pacific Wellness Tour
initiative.
Samonte is among the Philippines' premier experts in pediatric
neurology, and is currently based in Manila. He graduated from De
La Salle University College of Medicine in 1995, and has since
studied at institutes including John Hopkins University and Harvard
Medical School, USA. He was a recipient of the Chairman’s
Achievement Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of
Louisville, Kentucky, and his affiliations include the Philippines
Medical Association.
In tandem with his distinguished career in medicine, Samonte is
active in supporting charities, notably through being a member of
the Board of Directors of Community Based Resources in
Zambales.
Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board
The board is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., Founding
Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA)*, who was recently in Manila for
Herbalife's fourth Asia Pacific Wellness Tour, which included an
obesity seminar given to Filipino medical practitioners. Other
members of the NAB include Dr. Lou Ignarro, a Nobel** laureate in
Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his discovery of nitric oxide’s
health benefits; Dr. Gary Small, a specialist in brain health and
aging, who has received numerous awards and honors, including the
“Senior Investigator Award” from the American Association for
Geriatric Psychiatry.
* 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.
**The Nobel Foundation has no affiliation with Herbalife and
does not review, approve or endorse Herbalife® products.
About Herbalife
Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells
weight-management, nutrition and personal care products intended to
support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in more
than 90 countries to and through a network of Independent Herbalife
Members. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and
its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to
children. Herbalife's website contains financial and other
information about the company at www.herbalife.com.
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