GNC Launches Bovine-Free Joint Health Supplement

PITTSBURGH, March 27, 2001 - General Nutrition Companies, Inc. (GNC) recently launched Cartila™, a science-based supplement that supports cartilage for health. In response to recent health concerns about foods and supplements derived from cows, GNC also announces that this new patent-pending formula, part of GNC’s Preventive Nutrition® line, does not contain chondroitin, which is derived from cows.

“Cartila™ provides important benefits for the more than 40 million people with joint health concerns, without concerns about using beef-containing products,