Health Canada issues Product Licence for Asantae RealW8™

VANCOUVER AND MESA, AZ, Aug. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Asantae Holdings International Inc. (TSXV: JVA, OTC PINK: ASNHF) ("Asantae" or the "Company"), a producer and marketer of innovative nutritional products through a network of independent distributors, today announced its subsidiary, Asantae Distribution Canada, has received a Health Canada License for its weight loss supplement, RealW8™.

Hon. John Reynolds, Asantae's Chairman, stated, "With the outstanding sales performance of RealW8™ in the US, we are extremely pleased that Health Canada has issued the Company this National Health Products License.  We take the safety, quality, and efficacy of our products very seriously and are proud of our team for their diligent work."

Dr. Lundell, RealW8™ formulator, commented, "RealW8 is effective because it addresses the real cause of weight gain and the many associated heath consequences. We are excited to be sharing the success of RealW8 with the Canadian market."

About Asantae
Asantae Holdings International Inc. (www.asantae.com) is a producer and marketer of innovative nutritional products through a network of independent distributors (Asantae Independent Affiliates).  Asantae's flagship product RealW8™ addresses the primary threat to public health in the industrialized world; overweight and obesity.  Asantae's approach to this threat is based on a body of research related to the brain chemistry of addiction, chronic low-grade inflammation and oxidative stresses which, according to scientific and medical research, are the underlying conditions for most modern epidemic diseases (obesity, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, some cancers, etc.). According to Market data Enterprises, Inc., the U.S. weight loss market alone is estimated at $60.9 billion per year.

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SOURCE: Asantae Holdings International, Inc

Asantae Holdings International Inc. 
Dan Lundell, CEO/COO
danlundell@asantae.com
10153 E Hampton Ave, Ste 101, Mesa, AZ, 85209 USA
P: 480-278-8712 / F: 480-383-6147
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Source: Canada Newswire (August 29, 2012 - 8:00 AM EDT)