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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

September 1, 1997

Mr. Christian Nast
Rexall Sundown, Inc.
851 Broken Sound Parkway, NW
Boca Raton, Florida 33487

Dear Chris:

Reference is hereby made to the Employment Agreement ("Agreement") dated April
24, 1995 between Rexall Sundown, Inc. (the "Company") and you, as amended. All
capitalized terms used herein which are not defined shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in the Agreement. Effective as of September 1, 1997, the
Company and you have agreed to make the following amendments to the Agreement:

         1. Article III, Section 3.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting Article III, Section 3.1 in its entirety and inserting the following
provision in lieu thereof:

                               "III. COMPENSATION

         3.1 SALARY. IN PAYMENT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY THE
         EMPLOYEE DURING THE TERM, THE COMPANY SHALL PAY TO THE EMPLOYEE
         (SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE PAYROLL AND/OR TAXES REQUIRED TO BE
         WITHHELD) ANNUAL COMPENSATION ("ANNUAL COMPENSATION") EQUAL TO (I) A
         SALARY OF FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000) IN CASH FOR THE YEAR
         COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 1, 1997 AND (II) FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR DURING
         THE TERM, A SALARY EQUAL TO THAT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR INCREASED BY THE
         GREATER OF (A) 5%, (B) THE INCREASE IN THE COST OF LIVING BASED UPON
         THE REVISED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (1982-84=100) PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU
         OF LABOR FOR BOCA RATON, FLORIDA UTILIZING SEPTEMBER 1997 AS THE BASE
         MONTH, OR (C) SUCH INCREASE AS THE COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY
         DETERMINE."

         2. Article III, Section 3.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting Article III, Section 3.1 in its entirety and inserting the following
provision in lieu thereof:

         "3.3 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. THE COMPANY SHALL PAY THE EMPLOYEE AN
         INCENTIVE COMPENSATION BONUS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
         (100%) OF EMPLOYEE'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR EACH OF THE COMPANY'S
         FISCAL YEARS DURING THE TERM HEREOF BASED UPON SUCH CRITERIA AS ARE
         MUTUALLY DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY AND THE EMPLOYEE."

If the foregoing is in accordance with our understanding, please execute the
enclosed copy of this letter and return to the undersigned.


                                   Very truly yours,

                                   REXALL SUNDOWN, INC.



                                   By:      /s/ CARL DESANTIS
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                                            Carl DeSantis, Chairman of the Board

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED
this 1st day of September, 1997.



/s/ CHRISTIAN NAST
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Christian Nast