UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2006

GNC CORPORATION
GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)


Delaware Delaware (States or other jurisdictions of incorporation)		333-116040 333-114502 (Commission File Numbers)		72-1575170 72-1575168 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.)

300 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(412) 288-4600

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 4, 2006, GNC Corporation (“GNC”), the parent of General Nutrition Centers, Inc., announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this report and the exhibits hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(c)		Exhibits.

99.1		Press Release of GNC Corporation dated May 4, 2006.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 4, 2006


		GNC CORPORATION
		GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS, INC.
		(Registrants)

		By: Name:		/s/ Mark L. Weintrub Mark L. Weintrub
		Title:		Senior Vice President and
				Chief Legal Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of GNC Corporation dated May 4, 2006.

GNC CORP 8-K