SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE CONSULTING AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 10.8

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This Seventh Amendment to Executive Consulting Agreement is made as of the 1 st  day of December, 2008, by and between NBTY, Inc. (the “Company”) and RUDOLPH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC., a Florida corporation (“RMA”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company and RMA entered into that certain Executive Consulting Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002 (as amended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, and the Sixth Amendment, the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the term of the Agreement expires on December 31, 2008 (the “Term”);

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Company (the “Committee”) met on December 18, 2008, with all members of the Committee present to consider whether to extend the Term of Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Committee decided to extend the Term of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, RMA and ARTHUR RUDOLPH desir