MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Mark Reynolds Hughes, founder of the Herbalife empire of weight loss and nutritional products, has died at age 44, authorities said Sunday.

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Hughes was found dead in his Malibu mansion, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Norine Plett. He died of apparent natural causes but an autopsy will determine the cause of death, she said.Los Angeles-based Herbalife, which Hughes founded in 1980, sells weight management, personal care and nutritional products in 44 countries.

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