Chinese Professor Joins Herbalife's Nutrition Advisory Board.LOS ANGELES -- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HLF HLF Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Hapag Lloyd Flug (German airline) HLF Himalayan Light Foundation HLF Hawaiian Longboard Federation HLF High-Level Format HLF Home Location Function HLF Hook Length Formula ), a global nutrition and direct selling company, announced that Dr. Linong Ji has joined the company's Nutrition Advisory Board. The nutrition advisory board is comprised of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors and, in China, sales employees on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle. The board is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. (UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ). Ji is the director of endocrinology department at the People's Hospital of Peking University in China and a co-director of the Peking University Diabetes Center. He is also the president of the Endocrine and Metabolic Physician Society under the Chinese Physician Association, a director of the International Diabetes Federation The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is a worldwide alliance of 200 diabetes associations in more than 150 countries, who have come together to enhance the lives of people with diabetes everywhere. For over 50 years, IDF has been at the vanguard of global diabetes advocacy. (IDF) and the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific region in Asia (IDF-WPR), and chief editor of China Diabetes Magazine. Ji's studies are focused on clinical work in endocrine and research in molecular genetics of diabetes mellitus and its treatment. Ji received his medical degree from Beijing Medical University. Between 1993 and 1996, he studied at the JOSLIN Diabetes Center Joslin Diabetes Center is the world’s largest and most respected diabetes research center, diabetes clinic, and provider of diabetes education. It is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts. of Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . From 1997 to 1999, he was a visiting associate professor of medicine at Harvard University. There are currently 20 members to the board, representing 17 countries. Technorati tags: Herbalife About Herbalife Ltd. Herbalife Ltd. is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 66 countries through a network of over 1.8 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to bring good nutrition to children. Please visit Herbalife Investor Relations for additional financial information. |
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