WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., March 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HealthSport, Inc. (OTCBB:HSPO) announced today that Shaquille O'Neal, perennial NBA All-Star and named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of All Time, has reached an agreement with Enlyten, LLC, becoming its leading -- and most celebrated -- spokesman endorsing Enlyten's bi-layered nutraceutical film strips. Enlyten's nutraceutical strips are manufactured exclusively by InnoZen, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HealthSport, Inc. using HealthSport's patent pending proprietary strip technology which is one of the fastest delivery methods to the body barring the use of an IV.
Shaq's endorsement of Enlyten's products comes just after it was reported in the New York Times that Syracuse University's basketball team was being given Enlyten electrolyte strips by its trainer to help replenish the players' electrolytes and assist in their hydration in their recent 6-overtime win over the University of Connecticut.
"Enlyten's signing of Shaq and the New York Times article reporting Syracuse basketball team's use of the Enlyten strips proves that HealthSport's strip technology has gained acceptance not only with NFL athletes and teams, but is now being used by major college basketball programs and one of the greatest NBA basketball players of all time. Shaq, as a product spokesman, should expedite growth for Enlyten and begin to increase HealthSport's revenue in the very near future," stated Hank Durschlag, CEO of HealthSport, Inc.
About HealthSport, Inc.
HealthSport, Inc. (http://healthsportinc.com) is a fully integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of unique and proprietary branded and private label edible film strip nutritional supplements and over-the-counter drugs. HealthSport's wholly-owned subsidiary, InnoZen, Inc. (http://www.innozen.com), is the preeminent formulator, developer and manufacturer of edible film strips that deliver drug actives through buccal (between the cheek and gum) absorption. InnoZen's proprietary edible film strip delivery technology is superior to any other competitive edible film strips currently available on the market. InnoZen has five patents pending and has developed numerous trade secrets which it incorporates in the development and manufacturing process of edible film strips.
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