~~United~~UNITED ~~States~~STATES ~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~and~~AND ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Commission~~COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

~~Current~~CURRENT ~~Report~~REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~August~~ 10 September 28, 2010

GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

~~Delaware~~

~~333-144396~~Delaware

~~72-1575168~~

333-144396

72-1575168

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

~~(Commission File Number)~~

~~(IRS Employer Identification No.)~~

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

300 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

15222

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (412) 288-4600

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

300 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		15222
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (412) 288-4600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2 7.0201 ~~Results~~Regulation ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~FD.

On ~~August~~ September 1028, 2010, GNC Acquisition Holdings Inc. (“Parent”), the ~~Registrant~~indirect parent ~~issued~~of General Nutrition Centers, Inc. (“Centers”), filed a Registration ~~press~~Statement ~~release~~on ~~announcing~~Form S-1 ~~its~~with ~~financial~~the ~~results~~Securities ~~for~~and Exchange ~~the~~Commission ~~quarter~~relating ~~ended~~to ~~June~~a proposed initial public offering of shares of Class 30A common stock, ~~2010.~~par ~~The~~value ~~text~~$0.001 ofper share (the ~~press~~“Common ~~release~~Stock”) of Parent. It is ~~included~~anticipated asthat ~~Exhibit 99.1~~Parent towill ~~this~~apply the net proceeds it receives ~~Form~~from ~~8-K~~the offering for working capital and for general corporate purposes.

~~The~~A ~~information~~registration ~~disclosed~~statement ~~under~~relating ~~this~~to ~~Item 2.02,~~the ~~including~~Common ~~Exhibit 99.1~~Stock has ~~hereto,~~been isfiled ~~being furnished~~with the Securities and ~~shall~~Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be ~~deemed~~sold ~~“filed”~~nor ~~for~~may ~~purposes~~offers ofto ~~Section 18~~buy ofbe accepted prior to the ~~Securities~~time ~~Exchange~~the ~~Act~~registration statement becomes effective. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of ~~1934~~an ~~and~~offer to buy, nor shall ~~not~~there be ~~deemed~~any ~~incorporated~~sale of bythe ~~reference~~Common ~~into~~Stock in any ~~filing~~state ~~made~~in ~~under~~which ~~the~~such ~~Securities~~an offer, solicitation or sale ~~Act~~would ofbe ~~1933,~~unlawful ~~except~~prior asto ~~expressly~~registration ~~set~~or ~~forth~~qualification byunder ~~specific~~the ~~reference~~securities laws inof any such ~~filing~~state.

~~The~~Item ~~press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation G, namely EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA~~8.01 ~~Management has~~Other ~~included this information in the press release because it believes it represents a more effective means by which to measure the Registrant’s operating performance~~Events. The press release contains a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measure to the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP which is most directly comparable to the applicable non-GAAP financial measure.

~~Item~~On September ~~9.01.~~28, ~~Financial~~2010, ~~Statements~~Parent filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and ~~Exhibits~~Exchange Commission. Such event may be material to securityholders of Centers. See Item 7.01.

~~(d) Exhibits:~~SIGNATURE

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated August 10, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURE

Dated: September 28, 2010

	GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Gerald J. Stubenhofer, Jr.
		Gerald J. Stubenhofer, Jr.
		Senior Vice President and
		Chief Legal Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 10, 2010

GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS, INC. By: /s/ Gerald J. Stubenhofer, Jr. Gerald J. Stubenhofer, Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated August 10, 2010

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