Boston Therapeutics Signs Agreement to Market SugarDown(R) in the U.S.

MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwired - Feb 11, 2014) - Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: BTHE) ("Boston Therapeutics" or "the Company"), an innovative developer of drugs that address diabetes using complex carbohydrate chemistry, has signed a consulting agreement with Generosus Advisors, LLC and Fortified Management Group, LLC to market SugarDown^® in the United States on a non-exclusive basis. The marketing effort will be conducted via the Help Now Network (HNN), a healthcare marketing company and its affiliates. SugarDown^® is a dietary supplement that is indicated in its functional claims to support healthy blood sugar and has shown in clinical studies to reduce after meal sugar spikes.

HNN maintains a database through its affiliate of approximately two million members, many of whom fit the SugarDown® market demographic. SugarDown^® will be test-marketed via trained outbound call center outreach and electronic media. Fulfillment of all customer orders for SugarDown^® will be managed by HNN and other direct distribution channels.

Kenneth A. Tassey, Jr., President, Boston Therapeutics, said, "In our marketing agreement for SugarDown^® in the United States, we are working with a company that has a broad knowledge of the needs of those who fit our ideal customer profile. HNN has created an impressive database of loyal members. We are confident that HNN will effectively communicate the benefits of SugarDown® to these individuals and efficiently distribute the product when orders are placed." 

Thomas Scipione of Help Now Networks, added, "We are very excited to introduce SugarDown® to our two million members. Over the past several years we have marketed many products that are beneficial to our members to help them better manage their disease. We plan to rollout a marketing campaign for SugarDown® in the next few weeks. Help Now Networks is in the business of lead generation through digital media and telemarketing services. For the past five years HNN's primary focus has been in healthcare of which diabetes has been our core campaign."

About SugarDown^®

SugarDown^® is a non-systemic complex carbohydrate-based dietary food supplement designed to support healthy blood glucose using proprietary processes and technology. SugarDown®, is an OTC chewable tablet that, when taken prior to meals, is designed to reduce post-meal elevation in glucose. SugarDown^® works in the gastrointestinal tract to reduce the sharp spikes in blood sugar associated with eating high carbohydrate foods, particularly those with high glycemic index, which break down quickly into the blood stream. 

About Boston Therapeutics, Inc.

Boston Therapeutics, headquartered in Manchester, NH, (OTCQB: BTHE) is an innovator in designing drugs using complex carbohydrate chemistry. The Company's product pipeline is focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic molecules that address diabetes and inflammatory diseases, including: BTI320 (formerly PAZ320), a non-systemic chewable therapeutic compound designed to reduce post-meal glucose elevation, and IPOXYN, an injectable anti-necrosis drug designed initially to treat lower limb ischemia associated with diabetes. SugarDown^® is a non-systemic complex carbohydrate-based dietary food supplement designed to support healthy blood glucose. More information is available at www.bostonti.com.

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