EXHIBIT 23.1


               Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants


We have issued our report dated December 16, 2002, accompanying the consolidated
financial  statements included in the Annual Report of Advanced  Nutraceuticals,
Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended  September 30, 2002.  We hereby  consent to
the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration  Statement for
Advanced   Nutraceuticals,   Inc.   (the   successor  to   Nutrition   For  Life
International,  Inc.) on Form S-8  (File No.  33-99366,  effective  December  5,
1995).

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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Grant Thornton LLP
Houston, Texas
January 12, 2004